A man in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district carried his dead infant in a cardboard box from a government hospital to his house, allegedly because he was denied an ambulance.
Hospital authorities, however, denied the allegations, stating that neither the father nor anyone else from his family had requested an ambulance.
Ramkrishna Hembram, a resident of Bangrasai village, had admitted his pregnant wife Rita Tiria to the Chakradharpur sub-divisional hospital on Thursday. She gave birth to the baby on Saturday, but it died shortly after.
The doctor in charge of the Chakradharpur sub-divisional hospital, Dr Anshuman Sharma, however, denied the allegations and said, “Neither the father of the dead newborn baby nor anyone from his family requested me or any authority of the hospital for an ambulance.
The district authority is conducting an inquiry into the matter and appropriate action will be taken soon.
