Hospital staff will be dismissed if found guilty: Minister says on Tumakuru mother, twins’ death
Bengaluru: Dr K Sudhakar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has said that four staff members of the Tumakuru district hospital, accused of causing the death of a mother and her newborns by denying medical attention, will be dismissed if the charges are proven true.
“Strict legal action will also be taken against them,” the minister said in his post on social media on Friday.
The commissioner of the Department of Health and Family Welfare issued an order suspending a doctor and three nurses of the Tumakuru district hospital on Thursday, as a woman and her newborn children in the city died after being denied timely medical attention at the hospital, said sources.
In his post, Dr Sudhakar has said that, at the outset, it seems an act of dereliction of duty by the doctor and the three nurses of the Obstetrics Ward in the hospital, and the four staff members have been suspended by the Department.
“The government and the Health Department have considered this matter very seriously. A high-level committee has been formed, led by the Commissioner of the Department, for further investigation of the incident. The committee members have also been told to submit a report within two weeks,” the minister said.
Reminding that it is the foremost duty of medical staff, including doctors and nurses, to provide medical attention and treatment to a patient, the minister has said, “The government has already ordered medical professionals not to demand a patient to produce any sort of record. The order is being re-issued.”
“All health officials have been strictly instructed to ensure such an incident does not recur,” the minister added.
ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಇಂದು ತುರ್ತು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ತುಂಬು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಕೆಯ ನವಜಾತ ಶಿಶುಗಳ ಮರಣ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಯಿತು.
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) November 3, 2022
ದುರ್ದೈವವಶಾತ್ ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಈ ಘಟನೆ ನನಗೆ ಅತೀವ ನೋವು ತಂದಿದ್ದು ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ.
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FIR registered after drone spotted flying over ISRO's ISITE campus in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): An unmanned aerial vehicle was allegedly spotted flying over the ISRO's ISITE campus here, a designated "No Drone Zone", following which a probe has been launched, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at around 8.16 AM on May 2, they said.
A probe was launched following a complaint by a sub-inspector from the CISF who spotted the unidentified drone flying at a height of approximately 80 to 100 feet over the ISITE (Satellite Integration and Test Establishment) campus for about 10 to 12 seconds, police said.
According to the FIR, the ISRO ISITE campus is a highly sensitive and restricted area, designated as a "No Drone Zone." Any unauthorised aerial activity in such a sensitive zone poses a serious threat to security.
Despite being aware that this is a prohibited "No Drone Zone," some unknown individuals have carried out illegal drone activity in the restricted area, the complaint alleged.
Police said a case has been registered against unknown persons at HAL police station under Section 329(3) (criminal trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with relevant provisions of the Aircraft Act, for operating a drone in a prohibited area without permission.
Further investigation is underway, they added.
