Two years after suspension, Kafeel Khan wants CBI inquiry into Gorakhpur tragedy

Speaking to reporters at the Press Club in Kolkata, Khan demanded that the case be moved outside Uttar Pradesh as the ongoing investigation is being led by people who had colluded in the tragedy.

“The reason for the deaths was the stoppage of the oxygen due to non-payment of dues to the vendor. To hide the government failure, I was made a scapegoat and imprisoned for nine months. The Allahabad High court categorically stated that there was no evidence of medical negligence against me,” he said.

Khan was arrested in September 2017 for allegedly creating nuisance at the hospital and medical negligence, and was granted bail by the HC in April last year.