India, May 24 -- In a matter of weeks last summer, Gyanendra Kumar and his wife Seema underwent two heartbreaks - the death of their newborn twins. One died at birth on April 17, and the other was killed as a deadly fire blazed through the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Baby Care New Born hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar on May 25.

In all, seven babies were killed, the owner Dr Naveen Khichi was arrested, and what emerged was a case of gross negligence and safety violations. A year on, the parents of the victims - struggling to move on - spoke to HT about their loss, anger and grief.

For two years, Gyanendra and Seema, who live in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, prayed for a baby, and in 2023, when they learnt they were going to b...