A 50-year-old patient lost his life due to alleged medical negligence at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH). Prankrishna Sarkar was allegedly pushed an anti-venom injection by an on-duty nurse at the medicine ward on Tuesday evening following his admission with septicaemia in the afternoon. The resident of Boral in South 24 Parganas died at around 9.20 am on Wednesday after complaining of respiratory distress and convulsion.
When his relatives rushed to the hospital after getting the news of his death, they found that the body had turned pale. The injection was to be given to a patient Asit Naskar, admitted with snake bite at the next bed, alleged the victim’s son, Pinaki. CNMCH medical superintendent-cum-vice principal Partha Pratim Pradhan said that a three-member inquiry committee led by head of the department of medicine Subir Banerjee has been set up to probe the incident. “If anyone is found guilty, strong action will be taken,” he added.
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FICN worth `17.16 lakhs seized, 2 held
age correspondent
Kolkata
Aug. 17: Two dealers of fake currencies were arrested by the special task force (STF) of the Kolkata police on Tuesday afternoon from Burrabazar area. `17.16 lakhs were recovered from the two accused, Rezaul Karim, 41 and his associate Bajaul Sheikh, 20. Both are residents of Malda.
Acting on a tip-off, the STF detectives caught them from an electronics shop off M.G. Road. Interrogating them, they learnt that the duo had come to the city in the morning to deliver the fake notes, produced in Bangladesh, to a dealer from Mumbai who managed to escape.
Rezaul is a bulk supplier of fake notes to New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.