Sachan Murder

• Corruption in UP's health services makes international headlines

  The first doctor to die, a senior government health administrator, was shot on his morning walk last October by two men on a motorbike. Six months later, his successor, a cardiologist, was shot to death while out on a predawn stroll. A third government doctor, accused of conspiring to murder the first two, was found dead in jail in June, lying in a...

• UP Government orders CBI to probe into murders of Chief Medical Officers

  Under intense pressure, the Mayawati government on Wednesday recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murders of two Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), two Chief Medical Officers Dr BP Singh and Dr Vinod Arya. This comes barely a week after the agency was asked to investigate the mysterious death of their colleague Y S ...

• UP govt recommends CBI inquiry into Dr Sachan's murder

  A judicial inquiry yesterday confirmed that Dr Sachan, who was found dead in a Lucknow jail last month, had been killed. Jail officials had earlier insisted that he had committed suicide. Post-mortem reports showed he had serious injuries from what appeared to be a sharp weapon.

• Dr Sachan's death a murder, not suicide: Judicial probe

  Nearly three weeks after Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr YS Sachan was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a Lucknow jail, a judicial probe commissioned by the Uttar Pradesh government has found that he was murdered.Dr Sachan, 52, was the Deputy CMO in the state government's Family Welfare department. After jail officials said he had...

• Uttar Pradesh CMO murder: Pistols found, shooters linked to Sachan

  Two pistols used in killing Chief Medical Officer (CMO) B P Singh have been recovered and the links of the arrested shooters with Deputy CMO Y S Sachan have been established digitally through their call records, a senior official today said.The pistols were recovered from three persons - R K Verma, Vinod Sharma and Anand Tiwari - arrested by the Sp...

• Journalist's arrest: National Human Rights Commission issues notice to UP chief secretary

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) regarding the arrest of a senior journalist who reported about the death of deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Y S Sachan.Issuing notices, the NHRC asked the Chief Secretary and DGP to submit detailed reports in the...

• Dr Sachan's death: Murder case lodged

  The Lucknow police have finally registered a murder case in connection with the death of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr YS Sachan. An FIR against unknown persons has been registered based on a complaint by Dr Sachan's widow.Despite widespread protests and demands from Dr Sachan's family that the case must be handed over to the CBI, the Mayawati go...

• Dr Sachan's family agrees to cremate him in Lucknow

  The family of Dr Y S Sachan, who died in a Lucknow jail this week, has agreed to cremate him this evening. Earlier today, the UP government said it does not believe Dr Sachan's death merits an inquiry by the CBI.Opposition parties, and Dr Sachan's family, disagree. Dr Sachan, 52 , was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in the government's Family Welf...

• Deputy CMO's death: Family agrees to funeral

  The body of Yogendra Singh Sachan is being cremated today after a series of controversies surrounding the mysterious death of the deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Family Welfare Department in a Lucknow jail. The State Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the UP government on Mr Sachan's death to which the authorities are expected t...

• Main accused in CMO murder case found dead in jail hospital

  The main accused in the Chief Medical Officer (Family Welfare) BP Singh murder case was found dead inside the Lucknow district jail hospital on Wednesday."Deputy CMO Yogendra Singh Sachan committed suicide inside the toilet of the district jail hospital this evening," said DK Thakur, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Lucknow. The DIG s...