Team begins probe at West Singhhum hospital after 7-yr-old contracts HIV

A seven-year-old boy in Chaibasa has contracted HIV following a blood transfusion for thalassemia, prompting two separate investigations. While the civil surgeon is exploring all possibilities, including potential needle reuse, the boy’s parents allege deliberate infection in a revenge plot. A state-level team and a local three-member team are now probing the incident.