YouTuber Irfan sparks controversy with video of him cutting the umbilical cord of his newborn
Chennai: The Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) is considering a police complaint against YouTuber Mohammed Irfan for posting a video of him cutting the umbilical cord of his newborn daughter in a private hospital's operation theatre in Chennai.
The video, which was released on October 19, documents the popular food vlogger's wife's delivery and was filmed in July during her hospital stay and subsequent caesarean section. After the baby was born, the doctor handed the surgical scissors to the YouTuber, who proceeded to cut the umbilical cord.
Dr J. Rajamoorthy, Director of Medical and Rural Health Services told the New Indian Express that allowing Irfan inside the operation theatre with a camera was a violation of medical ethics. He indicated that a show cause notice would be issued to both the hospital and the YouTuber. He also urged the Tamil Nadu Medical Council to take action against the doctor who conducted the caesarean delivery.
“Since he is a third party we can only file a police complaint against him,” he was quoted as saying by the news outlet on Tuesday.
Earlier this year, Irfan posted a video revealing the sex of his unborn child, which led the DMS to issue a show cause notice for violating certain provisions of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994. He was let off after he tendered an apology.
Irfan launched his YouTube channel in 2009 and has shared as many as 2743 videos, gaining 4.57 million subscribers.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
