Max case: Dad seeks fresh inquiry on docs

The father of the twin babies, one of whom was wrongly declared dead by Max Hospital in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, has sought a court-monitored probe. He has alleged that the ongoing "tainted" probe may harm the prosecution case.

In a plea at magistrate's court here, Ashish Kumar has urged the station house officer concerned be directed to share details of the progress made in the investigation.

Doctors at the hospital had allegedly declared the baby dead along with his still-born twin and handed over the bodies to the parents in plastic bags. The father was on his way to a cremation ground when he noticed moments in one of the bags.

The family alleged that the babies were declared dead after it expressed its inability to pay exorbitant fees for their treatment.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda had directed the Delhi government to look into the matter, after which a probe was ordered and a report sought. A case has been registered under Section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) also took cognizance of the case.

The plea in the court has sought directions to the police to explain why the statements of the family members of the complainant (the father) have not been recorded by the police.

The hospital's licence was cancelled by the Delhi government on December 8, following an uproar over the incident. But the hospital resumed its operations 10 days later after it got relief from an appellate authority which stayed the Delhi government's order.