Child rights panel head pulls up hospital over failure to take DNA tests

Dehradun | Wednesday | 13th March, 2019

Summary:

The family had allegedly created ruckus in the hospital, forcing the hospital staff to lock themselves in the labour room. After the chairperson reached the hospital, DNA samples of both set of parents and the two newborns were collected.On March 5, a woman had alleged that her male child was swapped with a girl. The tests were organized in the presence of officials concerned on Tuesday.” Without the intervention and presence of police the sampling was not possible. DEHRADUN: A week after ordering Government Doon Medical College and Hospital (GDMCH) to conduct DNA test of two babies after a woman alleged that her newborn was swapped , the chairperson of Uttarakhand State commission for Protection of Child Rights ( USCPCR ) Usha Negi landed in the hospital on Tuesday to pull up the management.The chairperson had directed the hospital to conduct DNA testing on March 6 following allegations of baby swapping..