Quack running illegal clinic held after two newborns die of cold in Uttar Pradesh
Doctor arrested
Shamli: An inquiry has been ordered against a private clinic by the Uttar Pradesh health department following the death of two newborns allegedly due to extreme cold as the air conditioner (AC) was kept on overnight. The quack running the clinic was arrested on Monday.
Two newborns died at a private clinic in Shamli district on Sunday allegedly because they were kept in a room that was too cold, police said.
The families of the newborns alleged that the owner of the clinic on Saturday had kept the air conditioner (AC) on overnight because he wanted to sleep well. The babies were found dead the next morning.
SHO (Kairana) Netrapal Singh said in a complaint filed by the families of the children, a case under sections 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 419 (punishment for cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC has been registered against the doctor.
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