Andhra CM, Collector Order Probe Into Toddler’s Death at Anantapur Shishu Gruha
A three-member district panel will examine medical decisions, with findings to guide accountability.
Overview
- The one-and-a-half-year-old boy died on October 2 after suffering diarrhea, according to the ICDS project director.
- District Collector O. Anand constituted a committee of the DMHO Dr. E.B. Devi, ICDS Project Director M. Nagamani, and the GGH pediatrics head to submit a comprehensive report.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed an investigation and sought a report on the case.
- Shishu Gruha staff informed senior officials of the death via WhatsApp and conducted final rites the next morning, prompting questions over notification protocols.
- Shishu Gruha previously sought hospital admission for the child, but GGH doctors reportedly sent him back as stable; memos have since been issued to the manager and ayahs.