Ranchi, Oct 26 (PTI) The Jharkhand government on Sunday suspended the West Singhbhum civil surgeon and other officials concerned after it came to light that five children suffering from thalassemia tested HIV-positive in Chaibasa following blood transfusions.

A high-level probe is also underway following the suspension of officials at the direction of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

The Opposition BJP, however, attacked the government, terming the incident "shameful" and a "state-sponsored attempt to murder children".

The suspension came after the family of a seven-year-old thalassemia patient alleged that the local blood bank in Chaibasa, the district headquarters of West Singhbhum, had transfused HIV-contaminated blood to their child. During an inquiry by a five-member medical team from

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