Overview

• Manisha Devi traveled about 120 km from her home in Chalkusha Block to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College on June 4 when she went into labor.
• Hospital staff denied her admission after citing low hemoglobin and declaring the fetus stillborn.
• She was subsequently admitted to St Columba’s Mission Hospital, where she delivered a healthy baby boy within hours.
• Dr Pravin Kumar of the Sreenivas Mangalam Trust confirmed that both mother and child are safe and recovering well.
• Deputy Commissioner Shashi Prakash Singh has instructed the government hospital’s superintendent to establish an inquiry committee to investigate the incident.