New Delhi, Aug 27:  A Delhi court has summoned five doctors for their alleged negligence which led to the death of a 10-month-old baby here in 2012.

The court noted that the Medical Council of India (MCI) has also ordered removal of their names from its register for three months.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Agrawal summoned four doctors of two different private hospitals and the medical superintendent of one of the hospitals under Section 304 (culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.

The court issued summons based on a complaint filed by the toddler’s mother Renu Tyagi, who had alleged that her child died due to the negligence of the doctors.

She claimed that the doctors charged her a hefty amount for the treatment but did not perform their duties diligently.

Based on its findings, the MCI ethics committee had held guilty doctors Om Prakash and Rakesh Tyagi of Jain Charitable Trust Hospital in Gandhi Nagar and the medical superintendent of Taneja Hospital in Preet Vihar.

PTI