Kafeel +He was named as accused +KafeelKhanLUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested doctor Kafeel Khan from Gorakhpur district.was in-charge of 100-bed AES (acute encephalitis syndrome) ward at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.in the FIR lodged by the UP government in connection with deaths of 30 children on August 10 and 11.DIG STF Manoj Tiwari said that police teams got some leads from Kafeel's family in Lucknow and checked a house on outskirts of the city in Gorakhpur. He resigned the same day taking moral responsibility.There were allegations that the deaths occurred due to disruption in oxygen supply as the vendor had not been paid for several months.While the Uttar Pradesh government vehemently denied that shortage of oxygen led to the deaths, a high-powered probe committee headed by Chief Secretary Rajive Kumar indicted Mishra and others on charges of laxity among others.Mishra was accused of sitting over the issue of payments to the vendor supplying oxygen gas to the hospital.The doctor couple were booked on the basis of the report submitted to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by the chief secretary. Adityanath had formed the committee on August 12, a day after the deaths were reported.The medical college attracted global attention when more than 60 children, mostly infants, died at the hospital within a week last month. The issue also acquired a political colour with the opposition attacking the government over it.The Allahabad High Court had also sought a "detailed report" on the infrastructure and medical facilities at the medical college.It directed the secretary of the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority to personally visit the medical college hospital and file a report along with photographs of various wards. (With inputs from agencies)

Source: Times of India September 02, 2017 04:41 UTC