Mother, newborn twins die in Tumakuru: District hospital doctor, 3 staff suspended
Tumakuru: A doctor and three other staff members of the district hospital here have been suspended, following the death of a woman and her newborn twins after she was reportedly denied medical assistance from the medical staff.
Commissioner of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Dr Randeep has reportedly issued an order suspending Dr Usha A R, gynecologist and obstetrician of the hospital, and nurses Yashoda B Y, Savitha and Divya Bharathi from government duty with immediate effect. The four staff members of the hospital are facing charges of dereliction of duty and misbehavior and the Department will conduct an inquiry into the matter, he has said.
The deceased woman, Kasturi, was reportedly a resident of Bharati Nagar in the city. She went to the district hospital with labour pain on Wednesday night, but the medical staff refused her help, Kasturi’s neighbours have said.
Returning home with increased pain, she delivered twins there, but Kasturi and her children died soon after, they added, according to sources.
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Bengaluru jail introduces biometric tracking system for prisoners
Bengaluru: In a bid to curb misconduct and illegal activities inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, prison authorities have introduced a new ‘Prisoners Tracking Movement System’ under which inmates will have to undergo biometric verification while entering every barrack.
According to jail officials, biometric systems have been installed across all major sections of the prison, including barracks, visitor rooms, hospital, canteen, kitchen, library, playground, handicraft units and bakery sections. Staff members have also been deployed at these locations.
Officials said inmates visiting the visitors’ room must now obtain a digital token after biometric verification. Details such as the prisoner’s name, identification number and entry time will be updated in the prison software system. This will help authorities maintain a complete digital record of inmates visiting and returning from meeting rooms.
Similar systems have also been introduced at entry points of the hospital, library and other barracks accessed for work-related purposes. Officials said the system will help identify prisoners involved in suspicious or illegal activities with other inmates and enable authorities to track how much time a prisoner spends at different locations inside the prison.
Authorities stated that AI-powered cameras were already being used inside the prison to monitor inmates as well as prison staff. Along with this, digital tracking of prisoner phone calls and a digital token system for visitor meetings have now been added to strengthen surveillance over inmate movement. Officials said the project has been implemented at a cost of around Rs 2.25 crore.
The prison department has also introduced a canteen usage tracking system to monitor prisoners’ spending patterns. Instead of direct cash payments, inmates can purchase bakery items and snacks using wallets or coupons issued within the prison system.
Officials said the digital system will record details including the buyer’s name, items purchased, quantity, date, time and remaining wallet balance. This will allow prison authorities to maintain complete expenditure records of inmates.
