Days after walking out of jail, Uttar Pradesh-based doctor Kafeel Khan, who was booked in connection with the deaths of infants at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur last year, addressed a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, 9 May.

Seeking to clear various misconceptions regarding his role in the tragedy, the formal nodal officer at the BRD Hospital said the deaths were due to "total administrative failure" and alleged that he and his family were threatened and harassed by the state.