Bhandara hospital fire: FIR registered against 2 nurses
Mirror Online / Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 07:39 IST
Bhandara District General Hospital. Photo: 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 in January, said Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP)
Hemant Nagrale.
A case under IPC section 304(2) (causing death by negligence) was registered against Shubhangi Sathavane and Smita Ambildukhe. Further investigation is on.
Earlier, a panel had submitted a report on the incident and on the basis of that,
Bhandara district surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate was suspended and additional district surgeon Dr Sunila Bade was transferred.
Bhandara Fire: Nitin Raut says no discrepancy found from MSEDCL, meter condition also normal
Bhandara Fire: Nitin Raut says no discrepancy found from MSEDCL, meter condition also normal
Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 9, 2021, 18:20 IST
Maharashtra Energy Minister Dr
Nitin Raut on Saturday said that no discrepancy from the MSEDCL side was found in the fire at
Bhandara district hospital that claimed the lives of 10 newborn babies.
Raut had ordered the officials of the Energy Department to visit the hospital and find the cause of the tragic incident.
After the Nagpur Regional Director of MSEDCL and senior officers visited the spot, Raut tweeted, “After my direction, a team of Energy department officials led by MSEDCL Regional Director, Suhas Rangari, visited the fire accident spot of Govt. Hospital Bhandara. No discrepancy from MSEDCL side was found. No tripping on the feeder was found. Meter condition is normal.”