Uttar Pradesh: 1-year-old dies, Parents accuse hospital of negligence

The parents of a one-year-old child who died in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh have accused the hospital administration of negligence. On June 29, a heart-wrenching video of a father holding on to the body of his one-year-old child and grieving inconsolably was caught on tape.

Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh): A one-year old child, who was suffering from high fever, admitted to a hospital in Kannauj district died allegedly due to negligence.

My child died on June 28 due to hospital negligence.We had made several requests to the doctors but no one listened to us." Premchand , father of the child said.

Meanwhile, Kannauj district Magistrate, Rakesh Kumar Mishra said, "I had sought a complete report from the Chief Medical Superintendent. The child was serious and admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital.The doctor examined him but he died within half an hour. "At prima facie, there does not seem to be any negligence,"Mishra added.

On June 29, a heart-wrenching video of a father holding on to the body of his one-year old child and grieving inconsolably was caught on tape.

An emotional father was seen clinging to the body of his son Anuj who died of fever after he was brought to the district hospital there for treatment on Sunday night.

Premchand, a resident of Mishripur village in Kannauj district, is heard alleging in the video that no doctor saw his child.

"No doctor attended to him though we stayed there for around 45 minutes. We were told to go to Kanpur. I am a poor man; I have no money. What can I do," he is heard saying in the video that has gone viral on social media.

However, Kannauj Chief Medical Officer Dr Krishna Swaroop denied the charge.

"A resident of Mishripur, Premchand, admitted his son Anuj to the hospital. A child specialist treated the child. But the child died after half an hour of treatment. It is wrong to say that the child was not admitted and that doctors did not attend to him," he said

ANI report