The boy died at a nursing home in Pitampura after battling for life for nearly a week.
On November 30, Ashish Kumar's wife gave birth to premature twins (boy and girl) at Max hospital in Shalimar Bagh.
Both the babies were declared stillborn by the hospital and handed over to the family allegedly in a polythene bag. But to their utter horror, the family found that the boy was still alive, while they were on way to do their final rites.
Max Healthcare authorities today released a statement saying, "We just learnt of the sad demise of the 23-week preterm baby, who was on ventilator support."
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"Our deepest condolences are with the parents and other family members. While we understand that survival in extreme preterm births is rare, it is always painful for the parents and family. We wish them the strength to cope with their loss," it added.
Aslam Khan, deputy commissioner of police (northwest), also confirmed the news.
"I will not take my son's body until the two doctors are arrested," Kumar told PTI.
He also said he will also not get his wife, who is still admitted at Max Hospital, discharged from until they get justice.
The baby's uncle said that they will continue to protest outside Max Hospital.
A panel formed by the Delhi government to look into the case yesterday found Max Hospital guilty of not following prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.
Max Healthcare on December 4 had said that it had decided to terminate the services of two doctors allegedly involved in the case.