Mumbai: Arrala police last week filed a Chargesheet against the owner and director of the 90-bed Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar where the fire in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) caused by an explosion in AC had killed 15 covid-19 patients and injured three in the early hours April 23.
Chargesheet stated that the defendant knew there might be a fire incident but did not take steps.
Chargesheet, submitted in the Vasai session court, has named the owner of the Bastimal Shah Hospital, his son, Chief Executive Officer Dr.
Dilip Shah (56), and Chief Administrative Officer Dr.
Shailesh Pathak (47) below the 304 part of Kuhi Palan India to guilty of murder no Multiple murder.
Dr.
Shah and Dr.
Pathak, who were arrested on April 25, came out with a guarantee.
Bastimal, a senior citizen, was not arrested for a pandemic.
There were no other medical staff from the hospital ordered.
The hospital remains sealed.
The first trial is likely to be held in October.
Additional Public Prosecutor Jayprakash Patil said there was enough evidence against the hospital.
In Chargesheet, the investigative officer stated that the doctor Shah and Pathak had the knowledge that there might be a possibility of a fire incident in the hospital, but there was no step taken by them.
The investigative officer stated that there was a delay of more than 30 minutes in reporting fire to Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation Fire Brigade.
The call was received by the fire brigade at 3.13 in the morning.
The fire vehicle reached the hospital at 3:18 a.m., when the second floor ICU was truly scorched, Chargesheet stated.
The investigation was carried out by the Criminal Unit of Mira Bhayander Vanas (MBVV) 2.
While the body of 13 patients, including five women, was found in the ICU, two male patients who were saved died when shifted to another hospital.
The three injured patients included two women.
Chargesheet said that hospital management had not followed the provisions of fire prevention and the salvation of Maharashtra’s life and no permanent safety bodies appointed to conduct a building fire audit.
The hospital does not get a certificate without objections (NOC) of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation for 2021-22, the chargesheet mentioned.
NOC issued by VVMC on March 14, 2020 is valid until March 31, 2021.
The A / C installed in the ICU has a smaller capacity, which leads to excess loads in the unit, which ultimately blew up, resulting in innocent patients who surrendered in injury, chargesheet mentioned.
Dr.
Shah and Pathak, the pleasure of a bail was rejected by the Vasai session court in April, given a guarantee by Bombay HC on May 13.
Meanwhile, the victim’s family on July 12 received the RS 2 Lakh Ex-Gratia announced by the Center, while Kin.
From the injured gets 50,000 Rs.