Man’s severed foot used as pillow in hospital

The Uttar Pradesh government suspended two doctors and two nurses on Saturday after an accident victim’s severed leg was used as his headrest at a state-run super-speciality health facility. 

A probe was ordered after stomach-churning images of school bus conductor Ghanshyam (28), lying on a stretcher, went viral from Jhansi’s Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College. More action is likely in the case of extreme insensitivity after the inquiry report is in. A hospital probe committee is scanning CCTV footage and recording statements to fix accountability.

The amputated foot was allegedly used as a headrest because there was no pillow available, the latest in a series of controversies to have hit the BJP-ruled state.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 2 lakh to Ghanshyam. The CM has also directed DG, Medical Education, to submit a detailed report on the incident by Monday evening.