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Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: FIR against 9, including oxygen supplier

Over 60 children have died at the BRD medical college in Gorakhpur between August 7-12

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A couple attends to their ailing child in the neonatal ward at Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, UP. (Photo: PTI file)

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh government has lodged first information reports (FIRs) against nine people, including government doctors and a private oxygen supplier, in connection with the deaths of several children undergoing treatment at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur.

At least 30 children convalescing in neonatal and critical care wards had died on August 10 and August 11, allegedly due to the sudden snapping of the oxygen supply over outstanding bills amounting to Rs 68 lakh.

As reported earlier, over 60 children have died at the BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur between August 7