Overview

• A four-day-old girl was found hanging from wires of a phototherapy unit at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and could not be revived.
• Hospital officials said two infants fell from the unit; one was declared dead and another was found on the floor and survived.
• The child's father filed an FIR alleging negligence as police review CCTV footage from the neonatal ward.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma suspended the on-duty nurse, set up a panel including the Additional Chief Secretary, the Director of Medical Education and AIIMS Guwahati’s pediatrics head, and said the case would be treated as a crime if negligence is proven.
• GMCH’s principal acknowledged crowding that leads to multiple babies sharing phototherapy units, while the Chief Minister said beds were available, called the practice unacceptable and ordered new SOPs across state medical colleges.