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FIR against 2 nurses for death of 10 newborns in Bhandara hospital fire ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 06:33 IST
Bhandara (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against two nurses for criminal negligence on their part in connection with the Bhandara hospital fire incident which claimed the lives of 10 newborns last month, said Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Hemant Nagrale on Thursday.
Earlier, a panel had submitted a report on the incident. On the basis of that, Bhandara district surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate was suspended and additional district surgeon Dr Sunila Bade was transferred.
As many as 10 newborn children had died in a fire that broke in the Sick Newborn Care Unit at Bhandara General Hospital on January 9, officials said. (ANI)
FIR Registered Against Two Nurses in Maharashtra Hospital Fire Case
The FIR has been registered under IPC Section 304 part 2(culpable homicide not amounting to murder). Punishment can carry imprisonment for 10 years.
| 19 Feb 2021 9:30 AM GMT
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Director General of Police, Hemant Nagrale, on Thurs day, informed that an FIR has been registered against two nurses for criminal negligence in connection with the Bhandara hospital fire incident which led to the death of 10 newborn infants on January 9.
The FIR has been registered against nurses Shubhangi Sathavane and Smita Ambildhuke. According to reports, the services of both these nurses were earlier terminated. They were working on a contractual basis.
: Sunday, February 14, 2021, 7:16 PM IST
Pooja Chavan suicide case: Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Rathod s name crops up - what we know so far
Pooja Chavan suicide case: Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Rathod s name crops up - what we know so far
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the Maharashtra Police should take suo motu action over the alleged suicide of a 22-year-old woman in Pune, Pooja Chavan, and questioned whether the police are under some kind of pressure in connection with the case.
BJP leaders Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Kirit Somaiya, and others are also mounting pressure on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. They have also demanded the arrest of Shiv Sena MLA and Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod.