A Mumbai based NGO, Save Them India Foundation filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking an independent judicial enquiry into the tragic Nashik oxygen leak case, that consumed the lives of about 24 patients yesterday.
At least 24 patients on life support died after a leak in the main medical oxygen tank disrupted the supply of the gas at Dr. Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday.
Initial inquiry by the State attribute the leak to a valve malfunction and a high-level inquiry has been ordered to ascertain if there was any negligence on part of the hospital administration.
The Petitioner alleges that the incident was the result of negligent action of the hospital authorities.