Kolkata, Sept 02: 17 children died of various complications since this morning at the state-run B C Roy (Children`s) Hospital prompting West Bengal government to order an inquiry into the incident. "17 children have died since early this morning. We are looking into the reasons behind each case," hospital superintendent Dr Rondal told a news agency.
The children were admitted to the hospital with myriad diseases. "These children were all referred by various hospitals and only critical cases come to us. So they were all in bad shape," he said.
West Bengal Minister of State for health Pratyush Mukherjee said that Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Prabhakar Chatterjee had been asked to inquire into the incident.

Bureau Report