Minor dies at hospital, family alleges docs were playing cricket
BUDAUN (UP), Oct 24: A five-year-old girl succumbed to fever at a government medical college here, with her family alleging that the doctors and the staff were playing cricket. A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the matter. According to Professor Arun Kumar, the principal of the government medical college, the deceased girl, Sofia, was brought to the hospital by her father, Nazim, on Wednesday afternoon. “Nazim has alleged that there was no paediatrician available and that the staff directed them to several rooms where no doctors or staff were present,” said the principal. Nazim further claims that after leaving the medical college, he saw doctors and staff playing a cricket match. Despite pleading for help, no medical attention was provided to his daughter, who passed away shortly after. Dr. Kumar acknowledged the tragic incident and assured that a committee had been formed to probe the allegations. He stated action would be taken based on the committee’s findings. Regarding the allegations of doctors playing cricket instead of treating patients, Dr Kumar clarified that the doctors involved in the OPD were not part of the cricket match. (PTI)
Delhi blast case: Police probe finds 6 suspects
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Four days after a bomb explosion ripped through the wall of a CRPF school in Rohini, Delhi Police has identified six persons as suspects who visited the blast site prior to the incident, sources said on Thursday. The police are currently awaiting forensic reports to determine the exact nature of the blast, a source said, adding that they have questioned around 100 people so far in connection with the case. According to the source, police are now trying to locate the six persons who were seen in the blast site at different time intervals before the explosion. “The police have scanned over 72 hours of CCTV footage, which led them to focus on six persons seen near the CRPF school,” the source said, adding that their identities are yet to be verified. (PTI)
5 killed as car suffers tyre burst in Jaipur
JAIPUR, Oct 24: Five members of a family including an infant were killed Thursday morning when their car overturned following a tyre burst on a highway in Sirohi district, police said. Kotwali Station House Officer Kailash Dan said the incident happened on the Bearwar-Pindwara highway when the family were on their way to Rajasthan’s Phalodi from Gujarat. The car was at a high speed when it suffered a tyre burst and overturned. The five bodies have been sent to a mortuary for postmortem, the police said. (PTI)
