Plea in High Court after 'expired' saline causes pregnant woman's death in Bengal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in High Court after 'expired' saline causes pregnant woman's death in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation on January 16 regarding the alleged administration of expired saline at a government hospital in West Bengal’s Midnapore, which left three pregnant women critically ill and led to the death of 21-year-old Mamoni Rui Das last week. The petitioner’s lawyer, Phiroze Edulji, informed the court that the supplier of the intravenous fluid had been red-flagged by another state government in March 2024 and banned for three years. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and the Left Front have staged protests in Midnapore, demanding Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resign from her role as the state’s health minister. The High Court division bench directed the petitioner’s lawyer to inform the state Advocate General’s office to ensure representation by the West Bengal government during the hearing.

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BJP steps up heat on West Bengal government over ‘expired saline’ case
2 months ago

BJP steps up heat on West Bengal government over ‘expired saline’ case

The Hindu  

The BJP has stepped up heat over the Mamata Banerjee administration regarding the alleged use of expired saline in State-run hospitals, with Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday taking the family of a survivor to the Governor’s residence at Raj Bhawan. The West Bengal government had recently suspended 12 doctors, alleging medical negligence in the ‘expired saline administration case’ …

Calcutta High Court Orders Compensation Over Pregnant Lady's Death Due To 'Contaminated Saline', State Hands Probe To CID
2 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Orders Compensation Over Pregnant Lady's Death Due To 'Contaminated Saline', State Hands Probe To CID

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state of West Bengal to provide compensation to the family of a pregnant lady who had died due to being given allegedly contaminated saline at a government hospital. These observations were made by a division bench comprising Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, who were hearing a public interest litigation seeking …

Court directs Bengal government to submit report in expired saline death case
2 months, 1 week ago

Court directs Bengal government to submit report in expired saline death case

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court directed West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to file a report on the case of alleged use of expired saline at a government hospital in the state. The case involves the death of a pregnant woman after she was allegedly administered with expired saline at Midnapore Medical College and Hospital on January 10. However, despite being …

Expired saline death case: Trainee doctors barred from surgery at Bengal hospital
2 months, 1 week ago

Expired saline death case: Trainee doctors barred from surgery at Bengal hospital

India Today  

The West Bengal health department on Tuesday barred the postgraduate trainee doctors of Midnapore Medical College from performing surgeries after a pregnant woman died, and three others were left in critical condition, allegedly due to being administered expired saline at the college. Taking note of the government's report on the incident, the health department said that disciplinary action would be …

PIL filed for CBI investigation into alleged use of expired IV fluids in WB
2 months, 2 weeks ago

PIL filed for CBI investigation into alleged use of expired IV fluids in WB

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court will hear a public interest litigation on Thursday seeking a CBI probe into the death of a woman at a government-run hospital after alleged administration of expired intravenous fluid. A public interest lawsuit demanding a CBI investigation into a woman's death at a government-run hospital following the alleged administration of expired intravenous fluid will be heard …

Bengal hospital tragedy: Scuffle erupts as SFI protests death of pregnant woman due to ‘expired saline’
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal hospital tragedy: Scuffle erupts as SFI protests death of pregnant woman due to ‘expired saline’

Live Mint  

West Bengal news: A scuffle broke out between police and the Students' Federation of India activists outside Midnapore Medical College and Hospital following the death of a pregnant woman and several critically ill patients after “expired saline” was administered to them. The pregnant woman died, and four others were left in critical condition after delivering babies at a state-run hospital …

Pregnant woman dies at Bengal hospital, family alleges expired saline administered
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pregnant woman dies at Bengal hospital, family alleges expired saline administered

India Today  

A 21-year-old pregnant woman died, and two others are critically ill after allegedly being administered expired saline at the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal on Friday. The pregnant woman, identified as Mamoni Rui Das, had given birth on Wednesday but was moved to the Intensive Care Unit on Thursday after her condition worsened. The critically ill patients, …

High court asks state government to probe whether government doctors doing pvt practice
2 months, 3 weeks ago

High court asks state government to probe whether government doctors doing pvt practice

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court has directed the state government to conduct an inquiry to find out whether government doctors appointed in medical colleges are carrying on private practice at nursing homes and medical shops. The court took a serious note of the alleged involvement of a professor of a state medical college in a private hospital Terming it a serious …

‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP

Hindustan Times  

The parents of the postgraduate trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August, have expressed unhappiness over the role of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in demanding justice for their daughter. A file photo of junior doctors and others taking out a protest march demanding justice for the victim of the …

'Senior WB Police Officers Competent, No Need For CBI' : Supreme Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Custodial Torture Allegations By RG Kar Protestors
4 months ago

'Senior WB Police Officers Competent, No Need For CBI' : Supreme Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Custodial Torture Allegations By RG Kar Protestors

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the allegations of custodial torture of 2 women arrested amid protests that took place in West Bengal after the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with State of West Bengal's challenge to a Calcutta High Court order which directed …

Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court gives 5pm deadline, ‘disheartened’ doctors react | 10 updates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court gives 5pm deadline, ‘disheartened’ doctors react | 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case updates: Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal have said they would continue their ‘cease work’ to demand justice for the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered, despite Supreme Court's deadline directing to resume duties by 5pm on Tuesday, September 10. People took to the streets, forming human chain, holding …

Kolkata Doctor Case: CBI Interrogates Sandeep Ghosh for 112 Hours, Unsatisfied with Responses
7 months ago

Kolkata Doctor Case: CBI Interrogates Sandeep Ghosh for 112 Hours, Unsatisfied with Responses

ABP News  

The ongoing turmoil across the country over the rape and murder case of a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal's capital has intensified. On Saturday, August 24, a polygraph test was conducted on several individuals, including former RG Kar Medical College Principal Dr. Sandeep Ghosh, four doctors who were on duty at the time …

Kolkata murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case highlights: Amid nationwide protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is hearing a suo motu case related to the RG Kar hospital incident. Meanwhile, West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has arrived in Delhi to …

Kolkata Doctor Murder Case: TMC MP Hits Back at BJP's Allegations, Says 'CBI Will Reveal the Truth'
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata Doctor Murder Case: TMC MP Hits Back at BJP's Allegations, Says 'CBI Will Reveal the Truth'

ABP News  

On one side, the BJP is aggressively attacking Mamata Banerjee, while on the other side, TMC is rejecting these accusations. TMC MP Sougata Roy stated that the BJP is merely seeking an opportunity to protest and that demanding the Chief Minister’s resignation is inappropriate. He emphasized that the Kolkata police are diligently working on the case involving the female doctor, …

Kolkata Police clarifies two claims in doctor's rape-murder case: ‘It was her family who…’
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata Police clarifies two claims in doctor's rape-murder case: ‘It was her family who…’

Hindustan Times  

Facing ire over the handling of a rape and murder case, Kolkata Police on Wednesday clarified that the reports of them informing the family about a possible suicide were false. PGI doctors make a human chain during a protest against rape and murder of trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, in Chandigarh, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. It was …

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: BJP alleges delay in investigation
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: BJP alleges delay in investigation

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday attacked the West Bengal government, alleging delay and mishandling of the Kolkata trainee doctor’s alleged rape and murder case. Doctors and nursing staff participate in a huge mass rally near RG Kar Medical College and Hospital protesting against rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata “The first 48 hours following …

Calcutta High Court pulls up doctors for terminating rape victim's pregnancy
1 year, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court pulls up doctors for terminating rape victim's pregnancy

India Today  

Expressing displeasure at the medical termination of the pregnancy of a rape victim by a team of doctors, the Calcutta High Court sought an explanation from them as to why it was done despite an order to only form a medical board for ascertaining the pros and cons of doing so. Observing that such action on the part of the …

Pregnant Doctor Dies Due To Delayed Medical Attention: Calcutta High Court Orders WB Commission To Re-Examine Hospitals' Conduct
1 year, 6 months ago

Pregnant Doctor Dies Due To Delayed Medical Attention: Calcutta High Court Orders WB Commission To Re-Examine Hospitals' Conduct

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission to re-adjudicate a case concerning the death of a pregnant doctor, who unfortunately passed away after being made to wait and thereafter being refused admission by various clinical establishments. It was submitted that, after waiting for 45 minutes, the patient was taken to Belle Vue Clinic …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Medical Negligence Complaint In Absence Of Expert Opinion
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Medical Negligence Complaint In Absence Of Expert Opinion

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a medical negligence case registered against three doctors as the police failed to support the charge by obtaining an expert's opinion. A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum allowed the quashing petition observing, “If the Medical Council of India while entertaining the appeal has concluded that there is no medical negligence, I …

HC Gives Time to Centre, Delhi Govt to Reply to Plea for CBI Probe into Covid Patients Death at Jaipur Golden Hospital
3 years, 7 months ago

HC Gives Time to Centre, Delhi Govt to Reply to Plea for CBI Probe into Covid Patients Death at Jaipur Golden Hospital

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Monday granted additional time of six weeks to the Centre and Delhi government to file replies on a plea seeking CBI probe into the death of 21 COVID-19 patients at Jaipur Golden Hospital here in April allegedly due to oxygen shortage. On June 4, the court had issued notice to the Centre and Delhi government on …

Undertrial Prisoner Allegedly Killed By Jail Officers In Tihar Jail: Delhi High Court Transfers Probe To CBI
3 years, 8 months ago

Undertrial Prisoner Allegedly Killed By Jail Officers In Tihar Jail: Delhi High Court Transfers Probe To CBI

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to CBI the investigation into alleged killing of an undertrial prisoner by jail officers inside the Tihar Jail, after observing that an in depth investigation into the matter is required to be conducted.Justice Mukta Gupta took note of the fact that there was no investigation made into the claim made by deceased's sister …

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