Lab technician, ASHA worker suspended for issuing false COVID-19 certificates in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A lab technician of a city civic body run hospital here and an ASHA health worker has been suspended for allegedly issuing false-negative COVID-19 certificates while Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday assured steps to prevent such irregularities.
The Minister also said the government viewed the incident seriously and a criminal case would be filed against the two.
Speaking to reporters, Sudhakar said the issue of false-negative reports at the hospital came to his notice following which a team comprising joint commissioner and health officers was sent for inspection.
"An FIR will be registered against the lab technician who was on contract and the ASHA worker who were issuing negative COVID-19 reports," he said.
According to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) sources, the two had charged up to Rs 1,500 for a negative COVID-19 certificate to people whose samples turned positive.
In some cases, even tests were not done, they said.
Sudhakar said a strict regulation will be introduced to rectify loopholes and to make sure that such incidents were not repeated in the future.
"As a doctor, this incident has hurt me. It is a dishonor to the medical profession to make money through immoral ways," Dr. Sudhakar, a medical professional himself, added. PTI GMS SS VS
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Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania passes away
Mumbai (PTI): Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania died here on Saturday evening, his family said.
He was 87.
His son Gautam Singhania, the group's current chairman and managing director, announced the death on the microblogging platform 'X'.
Singhania passed away "peacefully" in Mumbai, and the last rites will be performed on Sunday, a Raymond Group spokesperson said.
Vijaypat Singhania, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, was also a keen aviator and held a world record for the highest altitude gained in a hot air balloon.
He led Raymond as chairman for two decades till 2000. After handing over the reins of the company to Gautam, Vijaypat also transferred his entire 37 per cent stake in the company to his son.
Vijaypat Singhania and his son were embroiled in legal disputes some years ago, but later they settled the issues.
