Chennai: A Tamil Nadu doctor is in trouble because of the YouTuber Irfan, a food vlogger, who has snapped the umbilical cord of his new-born himself at a hospital in Chennai. Irfan has been show-caused by the directorate of medical and rural health services after he filmed his wife’s delivery inside the operation theatre and posted it on his YouTube channel. The video reportedly fetched over 1.4 million views in two days but has now been taken down.
The Tamil Nadu health department has lodged a police complaint against the doctor and the private hospital. It has also sought a ban on the doctor who allowed such acts inside the operation theatre. Both Irfan and the hospital have violated the National Medical Commission Act, said state health minister Ma Subramanian. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has complained to the state medical council about the doctor who asked Irfan if he wants to cut the cord. It is the job of a doctor, and it cannot be designated to an attendant. In May, Irfan took a sex determination test in Dubai and shared the gender of the baby. Irfan had apologised after the health department pulled him up.