Kota: 77 infant deaths in a month; CM orders probe, LS speaker seeks urgent action

Days after complaints of shortage of life-saving equipment at Kota's JK Lon Hospital, which might have resulted in deaths of 77 children in the hospital in the last one month, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that a team has been sent to Kota to look into the deaths. He said strict action will be taken against those found guilty. Hospital sources said 77 children died in December alone while 10 died on Monday and Tuesday. Gehlot has given instructions to medical education secretary Vaibhav Galeria to visit Kota and submit a detailed report on an urgent basis.