Six-year-old pushes grandpa on stretcher after mom’s no to bribe

Gorakhpur: A video of a small boy helping his mother push stretcher of his grandfather in Deoria district hospital went viral on social media on Monday. The woman said the ward boy was demanding bribe every time for taking her father for dressing.
Taking cognizance of the video, district magistrate visited the hospital and the ward boy was removed.
In the eight-second video, a woman is seen dragging the stretcher from front and a small boy pushing it from the other end.
Chhedi Yadav of Gaura village in Barhaj area of Deoria district was injured in an accident two days ago and was admitted in the surgical ward.
Chhedi’s daughter Bindu Yadav told reporters, “The ward boy demanded Rs 30 each time for taking my father for dressing of his wounds. When I finally refused to give him money, he walked away refusing to push the stretcher. So, I dragged the stretcher with the help of my six years old son Shivam.”
On Monday, district magistrate Amit Kishore visited the hospital and met Chhedi Yadav and his family. The DM constituted a committee under SDM Sadar and ACMO and asked them to submit a report on the incident at the earliest.
Kishore said, “The viral video is of two days ago. Prima facie, it was found that the ward boy is culprit. He has been removed by the chief medical officer.”
Dr R K Srivastav of the hospital requested for installation of CCTV camera and air-conditioner in the hospital.
District magistrate Kishore asked Ballia CMO Alok Pandey and CMS Dr Chhotelal to present requirements of the hospital.