Ranchi : In a disturbing incident in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, five children with thalassemia have tested HIV -positive following blood transfusions. Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday ordered the suspension of the West Singhbhum civil surgeon, the medical officer in charge of the blood bank, and the technicians in connection with the case.

A high-level probe has also been initiated following the suspension of officials at the direction of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

Meanwhile, the Opposition BJP have 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 tran

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