Kollam, Tuesday, April 26, 2011: The Kollam DMO began probe into the mass caesarean conducted at Kadakkal Taluk hospital in Kollam. The Kollam DMO Dr Babu Chandran said that the probe report will be submitted on Wednesday.

Mass caesarian’ cases have surfaced in a government hospital in Kerala with 16 c-sections being performed in three days in Kollam district, allegedly to suit holiday plans of an anaesthetist.

A probe has been ordered into reports that 16 women underwent caesarian section on April 16, 18 and 19 at Kadakakal government hospital to suit the convenience of the anaesthetist who wanted to proceed on a 10-day leave from April 20.

District Collector G Lalithambika had on Monday directed the District Medical Officer to conduct an enquiry and submit a report.