{"id":48486,"date":"2025-08-26T13:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=48486"},"modified":"2025-08-27T04:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:16:12","slug":"health-minister-orders-probe-after-infants-head-found-at-rajindra-hospital-in-patiala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/health-minister-orders-probe-after-infants-head-found-at-rajindra-hospital-in-patiala\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH MINISTER ORDERS PROBE AFTER INFANT\u2019S HEAD FOUND AT RAJINDRA HOSPITAL IN PATIALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>No baby missing from hospital, all recent child deaths handed over to families with proper documentation: Medical Superintendent Dr Vishal Chopra*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patiala News: Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh has ordered a thorough inquiry into an incident wherein a dog was reportedly seen carrying a head of an infant near ward number 4 at Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, around 5:30 pm on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upon being informed, Dr Balbir Singh directed the hospital authorities and local police to investigate the matter from all angles. He informed that the recovered head has been handed over to the forensic team for examination.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Superintendent of Rajindra Hospital, Dr Vishal Chopra, provided a preliminary report, stating that all babies delivered recently are present in the wards and no newborn is missing from the hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He further informed that there were three child deaths reported in the hospital in the recent past, and all bodies were handed over to their respective family members after completing all necessary document formalities, which include proper signatures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Chopra stated that, preliminarily, the incident does not seem to have originated from within the hospital. \u201cPrima facie it appears to be a case where someone has dumped the remains of an infant from outside,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The hospital authorities have informed the police, and a comprehensive investigation is currently underway to determine the facts of the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Health Minister assured that the state government is taking the matter with utmost seriousness and will ensure that the investigation is conducted thoroughly.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No baby missing from hospital, all recent child deaths handed over to families with proper documentation: Medical Superintendent Dr Vishal Chopra* Patiala News: Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh has ordered a thorough inquiry into an incident wherein a dog was reportedly seen carrying a head of an infant near ward number 4 at Rajindra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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