Ballia, UP, March 30 Police arrested a doctor on Monday after a 27-year-old woman and her twin daughters died at a private hospital here, allegedly due to the negligence of the medical staff, officials said.
According to police, based on a written complaint filed on March 13 at the Kotwali police station by Sonu Yadav, the deceased woman's husband, a case has been registered against Dr Aditya Singh (32) under Section 105 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the BNS.
In his complaint, Yadav alleged that when his wife Rinku Devi went into labour, he admitted her to a private hospital in Jagdishpur.
However, Rinku Devi and her twin daughters died during a surgical procedure due to the negligence of the doctors, the complaint alleged.
Circle Officer Mohammad Usman said that Singh, who was arrested on Monday, has been sent to judicial custody.