One hospital source claimed that most of the doctors had left "to escape blame" as soon as the oxygen supply was stopped, but this could not be corroborated. "A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to ascertain why the vendor was not paid and why the oxygen supply was disrupted. It puts "the present dues" at Rs 57.4 lakh, which had presumably grown to Rs 70 lakh by Wednesday. Rautela said the medical college authorities had last night hunted for oxygen cylinders from various sources with police help. "This morning, I made arrangements at Sant Kabir Nagar (60km from Gorakhpur) to supply oxygen cylinders to the medical college.

Source: The Telegraph August 11, 2017 21:11 UTC