Doctor makes child smoke a cigarette as treatment, probe underway

Doctor makes child smoke a cigarette as treatment, probe underway

A disturbing incident surfaced from Kuthaund where Dr. Suresh Chandra, a government doctor, was allegedly caught on video encouraging a young child to smoke a cigarette.

A strange case has been reported in a government hospital in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The doctor gave cigarettes to the innocent child who arrived at the hospital here for the treatment of cold and cough. Someone recorded the video of the incident and made it viral on social media. After this, the health department became agitated.

UP doctor makes child smoke a cigarette as treatment, probe on

Jalaun (UP), Apr 16 (PTI) A doctor here came under scrutiny after he was allegedly seen telling a boy, brought to him for cold treatment, to smoke a cigarette, an official said on Wednesday. Dr Suresh Chandra, posted at the Central Health Centre in Kuthaund, has been transferred, and a probe has been ordered against him, Chief Medical Officer Dr Narendra Dev Sharma said. As it happened, Dr Chandra was captured in a video allegedly asking the boy…

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