Doctor Kafeel Khan of Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital, who had been suspended in 2017 after the death of 70 children due to lack of oxygen supply to the hospital, has been dismissed, a senior government official said.

Dr Khan of Gorakhpur's BRDMCH Paediatrician Department's has been sacked after being found guilty in the probe into the circumstances leading to the death of children in the hospital, UP Principal Secretary (Medical Education) Alok Kumar said. As the matter is sub judice, the detailed information about Dr Khan's dismissal will be given to the court, Kumar added.