Delhi hospital fire: Court sends owner, doctor to 14-day judicial custody
The Hindu
14-day judicial custody for hospital owner and doctor after fatal fire at illegal Delhi hospital, bail plea filed
A metropolitan court in New Delhi on May 30 sent to 14 days judicial custody the owner and on-duty doctor of the private hospital where a blaze on May 25 killed seven newborns and injured five.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand sent Dr. Naveen Khichi, the hospital's owner and Dr. Aaksh, who was on duty at the time of the fire late on May 25 to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the doctor has filed a bail plea which will be heard on June 3.
A massive fire broke out on May 25 night at Baby Care New Born Child Hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar that was allegedly operating illegally with an "expired" licence and without any clearance from the fire department.
A case has been registered at Vivek Vihar police station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 336 (act endangering life and personal safety of others), 304A (causing death by negligence), 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide).
The two were arrested on and were remanded in police custody on May 27.
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