U.P Government Massacred Children, Making Me Scapegoat Instead: Dr. Kafeel Khan
Khan is currently out on bail after spending eight months in prison.
Dr Kafeel Khan, the main accused in the Gorakhpur infants’ death case accused the Yogi Adityanath government of making him a scapegoat instead of arresting those who were guilty. Khan was addressing journalists at the Press Club on Monday.
Khan blamed the U.P. government for the lack of oxygen supply at Baba Raghav Das Medical College which lead to the death of 63 children, Hindustan Times reported.
Speaking at the open debate on ‘India after 2014’, he said, “Instead of booking those who are guilty, the state has made us scapegoats. Our hospital staff worked continuously for 48 hours and were unable to save 63 of the 400 children.”
He alleged that the government deliberately massacred the lives of children and demanded compensation for the families of the deceased.
“The oxygen contractor was constantly writing to the state government to pay the dues but they deliberately did not do so. The state government officials literally massacred these children, and hence need to compensate their families,” he said.
Khan is currently out on bail after spending eight months in prison.