A woman and her newborn have tragically died after reportedly receiving treatment at a private hospital that had been sealed by local health authorities last year. Officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which raises serious concerns about the safety and regulation of healthcare facilities in the area.
Ajit Rajbhar, a resident of Targouli village in Ballia district, lodged a complaint with the chief medical officer alleging that his pregnant wife Sarita was treated at Indrajeet Hospital in Ratanpura on September 8.
Despite a lock at the main entrance, the hospital was being operated from an alternate entrance but has now been sealed again after the matter came to light, they said. An ASHA worker advised Rajbhar to take Sarita to the hospital, according to the complaint. A doctor, Himanshu Yadav, allegedly told the family that her condition was serious and advised an operation.
The administration is probing how treatment was allegedly being carried out at the sealed facility, officials said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Following the delivery, the newborn died, and Sarita continued to bleed, the complaint alleged. When the hospital staff allegedly refused to continue treatment, Rajbhar took his wife to a private hospital in Mau, from where she was referred to Varanasi. Chief Medical Officer Pankaj Rai said the Indrajeet Hospital had been sealed in 2025 on the instructions of the district magistrate.
Doctors at a private hospital in Varanasi declared her dead, according to the complaint. “The main lock was intact, but the hospital was being operated by opening a passage from the back,” Rai said. After receiving information about the incident, the health department, in coordination with the sub-divisional magistrate, sealed the hospital again, he said. A complaint has also been lodged against the hospital operator, and action is being taken to register an FIR, the CMO said.
