Relatives of deceased Yogesh Chauhan at Sumandeep Hospital in Vadodara
Vadodara: Relatives of a Covid-19 patient who died at a city-based hospital on Tuesday morning alleged negligence of doctors.
The 31-year-old Yogesh Chauhan passed away while he was under treatment for Covid-19 at Sumandeep Hospital, located on Kothi crossroads. His relatives alleged that while he was recovering from the infection, he died due to negligence of the hospital administration. Yogesh, a mechanical engineer by profession, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. On Monday, he was administered tocilizumab injection. “Although he was put on ventilator, his condition was improving. Yesterday, we were told that after administering the injection, his condition will improve further,” alleged his younger brother Chirag Chauhan. When TOI contacted the hospital, doctors concerned were busy talking to police.
Vadodara: BJP’s decision of not giving tickets to those who were above the age of 60 years and to those elected on three occasions and relatives of leaders, has left many in the party surprised. These include heavyweights who were eyeing tickets for themselves or their relatives in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) polls.
Waghodiya MLA Madhu Shrivastava’s son Dipak Shrivastava was a corporator from the Waghodiya Road area and is eyeing a ticket again. Similarly, Dabhoi BJP MLA Shailesh Mehta is eyeing a ticket for his son Dhrumil Mehta. Shailesh was also a corporator, along with Dipak from the same ward. Former BJP MP from Chhota Udepur, Ramsinh Rathwa and former BJP MLA from Sankheda Abhesinh Gadvi had also sought tickets for their children.
Rajkot: A man from Rajasthan was booked for stealing Rs 43.20 lakh from an angadia firm owner in Morbi on Wednesday night.
Police said the accused, Jitendra Prajapati, a native of Undh village of Sehore district in Rajasthan, was living on Sardar Bhavan Road in Morbi. He had stolen money from Magan Prajapati (50), a resident of Pramukh Society on Waghodiya Road in Vadodara, who owns an angadia firm.
As Magan wanted to expand his business, he decided to open a branch in Morbi, for which he contacted Jitendra. “Both Magan and Jitendra knew each other since both hailed from the same village in Rajasthan,” said an official from Morbi A division police station.