Bail Granted to Uttar Pradesh Oxygen Supplier: Gorakhpur Tragedy

Oxygen supplier to Gorakhpur's B.R.D. Medical college and hospital, Mr. Manish Bhandari was granted bail by the Indian Supreme Court. Mr. Bhandari had supplied oxygen to the hospital where a large number of children died in 2017.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud granted bail as it was told that Bhandari was in jail for last seven months.

‘Supreme court granted bail to oxygen supplier Manish Bhandari who is associated with the tragedy in Gorakhpur's B.R.D. Medical college and hospital, where many children lost their lives in 2017. ’

The plea for bail was opposed by Aishwarya Bhati appearing for Uttar Pradesh.

Bhandari was booked for criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust under sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Around 30 children died at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur on August 10 and 11, 2017, reportedly due to shortage of liquid oxygen.

--IANS



Source: IANS