Gorakhpur Deaths: Another Medical College official shunted
Sanjay Pandey, DH News Service, Lucknow Aug 13 2017, 21:19 IST
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Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday removed the in-charge of the Encephalitis Ward at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur after the death of 30 children owing to alleged shortage of oxygen.The in-charge of the ward Dr Kafeel Khan was shunted out immediately after chief minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to the Medical College.Sources said that some more heads were likely to roll in the next few days.Adityanath, who visited the Medical College on Sunday, was shown black flags by some youths while he was coming out, the police said. The youths were arrested.A group of students allegedly owing allegiance to Samajwadi Party (SP) held a demonstration before the house of UP health minister Siddharth Nath Singh in Allahabad in protest against the children's death.