The six newborns, who had been undergoing treatment in the hospital’s post-operative delivery ward, died on Wednesday morning. The infants were between one and three days old. However, the exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a three-member investigation committee to look into the incident.

Relatives of the newborns said the babies in the room suddenly began crying late at night. Within a short period, all the infants started crying. One of the babies became seriously ill and was taken to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).

Towards dawn, the condition of the other babies also deteriorated one by one. They too were later taken to the NICU. Shortly afterwards, while the babies were in the NICU, the families were informed that they had died. At the time of death, the bodies of several of the newborns reportedly turned blue.