Overview
- The judicial committee led by retired Justice Michael D’Cunha submitted its report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on December 1.
- The report’s contents were not disclosed after the handover at the CM’s Kaveri residence, where his legal and political aides were present.
- Coverage highlights renewed scrutiny of former health minister and current MP Dr. K. Sudhakar’s role during the 2021 crisis.
- A High Court-directed panel in 2021 concluded that hospital and district failures caused a critical oxygen shortage that coincided with patient deaths.
- Accounts of the death toll differ across outlets, with reports citing either 24 or 32 fatalities at Chamarajanagar District Hospital in early May 2021.