Newborn declared dead: Police question sacked doctors, others
New Delhi: Two doctors, whose services were terminated by Max Healthcare, were today questioned by police in connection with the case of a premature baby being wrongly declared dead.
The questioning lasted about two hours.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Aslam Khan said the two doctors, AP Mehta and Vishal Gupta, whose services were terminated by the Max Hospital, joined the probe today.
The DCP, however, refused to divulge further details.
Police said another doctor, a gynaecologist, was also questioned along with Mehta and Gupta.
Two nurses of the hospital were also quizzed. All of them were questioned for close to two hours, said an official privy to the probe.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range) Sagar Preet Hooda said the hospital had been asked to furnish the duty roster.
Police were also seeking opinion of experts in the case, he said.
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