Gorakhpur children deaths: Owner of oxygen supplying firm held

More than 60 children, mostly infants, had died at the hospital within a week in August.

6 arrests so far in Gorakhpur children deaths case, clerk held

Gorakhpur SSP said, clerk Sanjay Tripathi was arrested from Cantonment police station area and produced in an anti-corruption court in city.

A total of 1,317 children have died so far in 2017.

Gandhi asked the state government not to attempt a cover up but to take strict action against those responsible for the tragedy.

Voicing similar views, another grand old party leader Shobha Oza stated that UP CM is making such assertions just to hide his wrongdoings.

The Lucknow bench of the high court fixed October 9 as the next date of hearing.

The govt as well as the district administration have denied reports that have blamed disruption in oxygen supply for the deaths.

Khan was hailed as a hero after he reportedly bought oxygen cylinders with his own money during the crisis.

UP CM along with Union Health Minister JP Nadda visited the hospital where 70 children lost their lives due to alleged disruption in oxygen.

Tharoor further asserted that the situation in Gorakhpur states that after years of independence, country's priorities remain misplaced.