Overview

• Early Monday morning, two infants fell from a phototherapy unit in GMCH’s NICU; one was found hanging and could not be resuscitated, and another was discovered on the floor and is under treatment.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed police to examine CCTV footage and appointed a three-member enquiry panel of Sweety Changsan, Dr Anup Barman and Dr Jaya Shankar Kaushik.
• GMCH initiated an internal investigation alongside a Health Department probe, with reports requested within 48 hours.
• The infant’s father filed an FIR and sought a post-mortem, as hospital leaders pledged strict action if negligence is established.
• Hospital officials acknowledged routine overcrowding that places two to three babies on one phototherapy unit, while a single local account alleged a bed collapse that investigators will verify.