Two women died after undergoing cesarean sections at a district women's hospital in Bundi, Rajasthan, and were later shifted to separate private hospitals in Kota, according to officials. The deaths have prompted an inquiry, infection-control checks, and demands for action and compensation, while authorities have sealed the hospital's operating theater for sampling, sterilization, and culture testing. The two women were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and underwent cesarean deliveries on Wednesday.

Both delivered babies who were reported to be in good health, but the women's conditions deteriorated shortly after surgery. They were referred to a government medical college in Kota, after which their family members shifted them to separate private hospitals in the city, where both died during treatment later that Wednesday afternoon. The incident prompted authorities to seal the…