Yogi Adityanath suspends additional chief secretary, orders FIR

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday removed additional chief secretary (Medical Education) Anita Bhatnagar Jain and ordered for an FIR to be lodged against over half a dozen persons, including former hospital principal Rajeev Mishra

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

DAYS AFTER more than 60 children died at the Gorakhpur-based BRD Medical College and Hospital over alleged shortage of oxygen supply, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday removed additional chief secretary (Medical Education) Anita Bhatnagar Jain and ordered for an FIR to be lodged against over half a dozen persons, including former hospital principal Rajeev Mishra.

The decision came soon after Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar submitted a probe report into the deaths, sources said. Cabinet Minister and government spokesperson Shrikant Sharma confirmed that the report has been submitted and its findings will be communicated to the media later.

Lalmani Verma

Lalmani is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, and is based in New Delhi. He covers politics of the Hindi Heartland, tracking BJP, Samajwadi Party, BSP, RLD and other parties based in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand. Covered the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, 2019 and 2024; Assembly polls of 2012, 2017 and 2022 in UP along with government affairs in UP and Uttarakhand. ... Read More

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