The IMA, which had called a suo motu inquiry into the deaths of over 70 children, said its team found out that the liquid oxygen supplier of the hospital had not been paid his dues since the last five months.
Siddharth Nath Singh said that all aspects related to the deaths at the state-run BRD medical college hospital were being probed by a panel led by UP chief secretary and promised that those found guilty would be punished.
Six more children have died from encephalitis since Saturday at state-run BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur.
The NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of several children at BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the death of children at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that a committee has been set up under the Chief Secretary to go into the gas supplier's role and other lapses.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended principal of the Baba Raghav Das Medical College RK Mishra for alleged negligence and callousness over the deaths of 63 children in five days.
Health Minister Singh and state Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon today visit Gorakhpur to take stock of the situation at the medical college.
Parveen Modi, owner of Pushpa Sales company, which used to supply oxygen to the Baba Raghav Das medical college, categorically denied that it had the tender to do so.
Dr Rajiv Mishra was suspended after reports that 30 children died in the hospital in 48 hours.
Riteish Deshmukh questioned the responsibility of Indian citizens in one of his three tweets that he posted on Twitter.
Thirty-three children, many of them new-borns, have died in the last 48 hours at the DRD hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district due to alleged disruption of Oxygen supply.
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