Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: Kendrapara district Admin on Wednesday removed Derabish CDPO Snehalata Sahoo from her post following a stillbirth in the office due to denial of essential medical care to a woman subordinate.
On being informed of the inhumane incident, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Women & Child Development, Pravati Parida, on Tuesday sought a detailed report in this regard from the Kendrapara Collector.
Acting on it, Kendrapara District Collector Smruti Ranjan Pradhan on Wednesday instituted an enquiry into the incident. As a part of the disciplinary action, the CDPO was removed from the chair while the probe is yet underway.
According to the allegations raised by the woman subordinate who was a seven-month expected mother complained of an abnormal obstetric pain in the office. Anticipating something unusual, she sought permission from the Boss, the Derabish CDPO for emergency medical care. However, the CPDO allegedly denied for which she delivered a stillborn baby after sometime.
