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Gorakhpur hospital horror: UP STF nabs accused doctor Kafeel Khan

| @indiablooms | Sep 02, 2017, at 04:13 pm
Lucknow, Sep 2 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday morning nabbed doctor Kafeel Khan from Gorakhpur, in connection with the government-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College tragedy, which led to the deaths of at least 68 children earlier this month.

The deaths occurred due to the lack of oxygen, investigation reports said.

The reports also revealed that Khan was involved in stealing oxygen cylinders from the facility for his private clinic.

Earlier, Khan, who served as the nodal officer of BRD Medical College's Department of Pediatrics, was stripped from his post after the allegations surfaced.

The former principal of the medical college cum hospital Rajiv Mishra, too has been arrested along with his wife Purnima Shukla a few days ago.

They have been sentenced to a 14-day judicial custody.

Mishra and his wife were arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh government.

On Friday, a non-bailable warrant was issued against seven people, including Khan, by a Gorakhpur court.

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