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The decease of a newborn soon aft the babe was taken retired done a C-section transportation astatine Nedumangad taluk infirmary successful Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, connected Tuesday (February 18, 2026) has triggered large protests and altercations astatine the hospital, with the household refusing to judge the assemblage of the babe and alleging that aesculapian negligence had led to the death.
Following monolithic protests astatine the infirmary by the household arsenic good arsenic assorted governmental outfits, K.J. Reena, Director of Health Services, connected Wednesday directed Bindu Sundar, gynaecologist and RMO astatine taluk hospital, to spell connected forced leave.
There were erstwhile instances erstwhile complaints were raised against the aforesaid doctor, astir which adept enquiry is inactive on.
A three-member squad of adept doctors from SAT Hospital is expected to scope the Nedumangad infirmary connected Wednesday to behaviour a elaborate enquiry into the incident.
KGMOA protest
Meanwhile, the Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) has protested against the mode successful which doctors are being subjected to “trial by mob and the media adjacent earlier an enquiry was conducted to ascertain the facts of the case.”
