LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday removed Jhansi medical college's principal and suspended three staff members after a four-member committee submitted its report on the November 15 fire incident that left 17 babies dead.
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, who also oversees the health department, issued the orders.
The committee, headed by Kinjal Singh, director-general of medical education, was tasked with probing the fire incident that occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi on November 15.
Based on the findings, the principal, Dr Narendra Singh Sengar, has been removed from his post and attached to the Directorate of Medical Education.
The chief medical superintendent, Dr Sachin Mahur, has been issued a chargesheet for his alleged lapses in the matter.
The three suspended staff members include, Sanjeet Kumar, junior engineer (electrical), Sandhya Rai, NICU ward nursing sister-in-charge and chief superintendent Dr Sunita Rathore.
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