With newborn's body in bag and a chilling tale, father reaches District Magistrate’s house in UP

The District Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri sealed a hospital after a man reached the DM office with the body of his newborn child, who died during delivery.

The baby’s father, Vipin Gupta, had alleged that the hospital kept raising the fee and delaying the delivery.

Sharing an X post on Friday, the DM wrote, "In the case of the newborn's death, the district administration has sealed Goldar Hospital. Admitted patients are being shifted to the District Women's Hospital. On the instructions of the DM, ADM AK Rastogi visited Srijan Hospital and inquired about the condition of the expectant mother. Instructions were given for better treatment. The district administration stands with the affected family." Vipin Gupta said that the hospital asked Rs 10,000 for a 'normal delivery' (natural vaginal birth) and Rs 12,000 for a C-section delivery. He alleged that as his wife went deeper into labour, the hospital raised the prices.

He said, "I got my wife admitted here in the hospital. They said a normal delivery would cost Rs 10,000 and a C-section delivery would cost Rs 12,000. As my wife went deeper into labour, they went on increasing their charges."

Gupta arranged some money by 2:30 am, but the hospital further increased the charges and demanded the money before operating on his wife.

"I arranged the money by 2:30 am and even asked them if they were incapable, I would take my wife elsewhere. They went on increasing the charges further. I asked them to begin the delivery process and that I would arrange for more money, but they firmly demanded money first," he said.

He also alleged that his wife was "thrown out” on the road after their newborn child died.

He said, "My newborn child died. They then threw my wife out on the road. We then went to a surgeon."

"I then went to the DM, and he has come here with me. I was carrying my dead baby in a bag," Vipin Gupta added.