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.
Maharashtra hospitals to face health audit, 4 suspended over Bhandara fire that killed 10 infants
Maharashtra hospitals to face health audit, 4 suspended over Bhandara fire that killed 10 infants
A team led by the Nagpur Divisional Commissioner found that it was a baby warmer in the outborn ward of the Bhandara district general hospital that first caught fire on January 9.
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UPDATED: January 21, 2021 21:43 IST
Bhandara district general hospital in Maharashtra where a fire killed 10 infants on January 9 (Photo Credits: PTI)
The inquiry report into the Bhandara district hospital fire which claimed the lives of ten newborns was submitted to the Maharashtra government on January 19. Sources in the inquiry panel told India Today TV that the unfortunate incident could have been avoided if there were promptness and coordination on the part of hospital staff.