The health ministry has asked the Haryana government to initiate an "urgent" probe into allegations that the Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon overcharged the family of a seven-year-old dengue patient, who died. Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has asked for an action taken report within two weeks in a letter to the principal secretary of Haryana's health department.

"l request you to urgently initiate an enquiry into the whole incident," she said in the letter. She said the details of the treatment and the charges levied by the hospital need to be ascertained. Expert opinion regarding the "reasonability" must be taken on the details provided by the hospital. "In case any overcharging, negligence or malfeasance is made out on the part of the hospital, exemplary action needs to be taken immediately to reassure the general public and to lend credence to the healthcare system," she wrote.