Rules will be formed for transfer of police personnel: Home Minister G. Parameshwara
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister announced that proper rules will be formulated for transfer of police constable at inter-district level. He was addressing the reporters in the city on Monday.
He pointed out that till now there were no rules on the transfer of constables. “This time, transfers involving husband and wife will be done. I have discussed this matter with the Director General of Police. The issue of inter-district transfers will be resolved soon."
Responding to allegations from the BJP that the government is showing partiality in cases, particularly in the illegal activities involving the Valmiki Corporation compared to actor Darshan's case, Parameshwara asserted that the government is not protecting any wrongdoers. "Action will be taken according to the law, regardless of whether the culprits are officers or political figures," he said.
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He clarified that the CBI is investigating the fraud involving bank officials, while the SIT is probing the fraud within the department. Addressing the BJP's protests and threats to besiege the Chief Minister's house, he remarked, "Let them protest, who says no? It is natural for accusations to be made against ministers and MLAs during investigations. Action will be taken based on the investigation report."
Regarding the impact of the three new criminal laws enacted in the country, Parameshwara noted that it is too early to assess their effects. "These new laws will apply to cases registered from today. We will have to see how they are addressed in court once cases are registered," he added.
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'Low-quality' catheters supplied to West Bengal govt hospitals at high price, probe ordered
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal health department has launched a probe into the supplies of allegedly low-quality and locally made catheters at a high price to several government hospitals, posing a risk to the lives of patients undergoing treatment in these facilities, officials said.
Such central venous catheters (CVCs) were allegedly supplied to at least five medical colleges and hospitals in the state, defying allocation of international standard-compliant CVCs, they said.
The distribution company, which has been accused of supplying these catheters to government hospitals, admitted to the fault but placed the blame on its employees.
"We started checking stocks some time back and found these locally made CVCs in my hospital store. These catheters are of low quality as compared to those allocated by the state. We have informed the state health department," a senior official of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital told PTI.
Low-quality catheters were also found in the stores of other hospitals, which indicates "possible involvement of insiders in the scam", a health department official said.
The low-quality CVCs were supplied by a distributor in the Hatibagan area in the northern part of Kolkata for the last three to four months, he said.
"Such kinds of local CVCs are priced around Rs 1,500 but the distributor took Rs 4,177 for each device," the official said.
A CVC is a thin and flexible tube that is inserted into a vein to allow for the administration of fluids, blood, and other treatment. It's also clinically called a central line catheter.
"An initial probe revealed that the distribution company Prakash Surgical had supplied the low-quality and locally manufactured catheters to several government hospitals instead of the CVCs of the government-designated international company.
"All the units will be tested and a proper investigation is on to find out who benefited from these supplies," the health department official said.
The distribution company blamed its employees for the supply of inferior quality catheters.
"I was sick for a few months. Some employees of the organisation made this mistake. We are taking back all those units that have gone to the hospitals. It's all about misunderstanding," an official of the distribution company told PTI.
According to another state health department official, a complaint was lodged with the police in this connection.
Asked about how many patients were affected by the usage of such low-quality CVCs, the official said, "The probe would also try to find that out".
According to sources in the health department, some of the staff of the hospitals' equipment receiving departments and some local officials of international organisations might be involved in the alleged irregularities.
