Overview
- The family says 30-year-old Roopa Karabannanavar was told no beds were available in the crowded labour ward and had to wait on the floor.
- They report she delivered while walking to the restroom and the baby fell to the corridor floor, dying moments later.
- Relatives filed a negligence complaint, alleging staff ignored pleas for help and were using mobile phones.
- District Surgeon P. R. Havanur says CCTV shows no initial negligence, suggests the fetus may have died before birth, and cites a timeline from a 10:27 am arrival to an 11:07 am exit.
- A multi-agency panel including district and child-welfare officials is reviewing the case, as BJP leaders Basavaraj Bommai and R. Ashoka fault the Congress-led government over hospital capacity and accountability.