Maha: Woman, her foetus die due to delay in treatment in Palghar; probe ordered

A woman from Palghar in Maharashtra died with her foetus in an ambulance on way to Silvassa allegedly after she failed to get timely treatment at a staterun hospital in the tribaldominated district about 115 km away from Mumbai prompting authorities to order a probe an official said on MondayPalghar Zilla Parishad president Prakash Nikam on Monday visited the rural hospital in Manor accompanied by some members of the ZP an official release saidHe said strict action will be taken for lapses if any on part of doctors and other staff and cases of culpable homicide be registeredThe incident occurred on February 10 when a tribal woman from Cahade village was rushed to the hospital in Manor town after she went into laborAlso read Maha Newborn girls mother two aides held for cheating man through adoption fraudHer husband alleged that his wife was left unattended at the hospital for six hours as no doctor was available to perform the caesarean section procedure He claimed that on the advice of medical staff his wife was being shifted to neighbouring Silvassa in an ambulance but she died with the foetus in her wombHe alleged negligence by doctors and medical staffMeanwhile three persons including the mother of a newborn girl have been arrested for allegedly cheating and extorting money from a man through a child adoption fraud in Maharashtras Thane district a police official said on MondayThe complainant has said he had two sons and wanted a daughter and had spread the word about anyone seeking to give up their girl child for adoption Zone I Deputy Commissioner of Police Jayant Bajbale told PTIThe complainant was approached this December by a friend who said an acquittance wanted to have his infant daughter adopted as his wife had left him after the childs birth he saidThe complainant gave his friend Rs 20000 as maternity hospital expenses and waited for adoption documents The child was soon taken back by the father A man then called the complainant on January 5 saying he would have to pay Rs 25 lakh for completion of adoption documentation the DCP saidDespite paying this amount the accused continued to demand more money but were delaying completion of legal formalities connected to the adoption which aroused the suspicion of the complainant who approached policeHe also found out the couple was falsely claiming to be the parents of the child after which Navghar police filed a case for cheating extortion and other offences through fraudulent child adoptionOn February 10 two persons were held while a woman who was the mother of the child and was allegeldy involved in the fraud was held some time later the police official saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever