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Relatives accuse AIIMS of negligence

NEW DELHI: Relatives of a 17-year-old girl who died at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday morning have alleged that she had tested HIV-positive after she was administrated contaminated blood when she was admitted there with dengue last year.

A resident of West Delhi, the girl was staying with her brother, an auto driver, and had to be admitted to AIIMS a few days ago after she was diagnosed with pneumonia. "We have all her test reports and they indicate that the girl had tested HIV-positive after she was administered contaminated blood at AIIMS last year when she was admitted there for treatment. We have registered a case of medical negligence, but the doctors here are yet to admit any lapse on their part. We are demanding an inquiry into the matter," said Bibek Pattanaik, a social worker from West Delhi.

Denying any lapse on the part of the hospital authorities, AIIMS spokesperson Shakti Gupta said the complaint would be looked into.

Arrested with liquor

NEW DELHI: Four persons, including two women, have been arrested under the Excise Act in different parts of North Delhi.

Thirty-year-old Sunita was arrested at Timarpur. The police claim to have recovered 10 bottles of country-made liquor from her. A resident of Jharoda village in Timarpur, Sunita was previously alleged to be involved in 10 cases under the Excise Act.

In another case, 22-year-old Mutur was arrested at Sadar Bazar while he was allegedly carrying 10 bottles of liquor. The Sarai Rohilla police arrested Laxmi (45) on Old Rohtak Road while she was allegedly carrying eight bottles of country-made liquor. She was previously alleged to be involved in two cases under the Excise Act.

The Civil Lines police arrested 42-year-old Sandu and claimed to have recovered 120 bottles of beer from him. In yet another case, a 25-year-old proclaimed offender in a case under the Excise Act was arrested at Civil Lines. Narender, a resident of Punjabi Bagh in North-West Delhi, was declared a proclaimed offender by a Tis Hazari court on March 8.

Bus driver acquitted

New Delhi: A blue line bus driver, sentenced to two years jail term for rash driving on the city's road, has been acquitted by the Delhi High Court after the prosecution failed to examine the investigating officer and one of the two injured persons to prove the case.

Setting aside the trial court's conviction order passed in May last year against driver Raj Kumar, Justice B. D. Ahmed said, "non examination of IO and one of the two eye-witnesses has certainly worked out to the prejudice of the accused. The petitioner is, therefore, not liable to be convicted under the provisions of sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC."

Prosecution had made Joginder and Jagdish Lal, injured persons, as the eye-witnesses in the case. Lal had deposed as prosecution witness and supported the prosecution. Police, however, failed to convince the court about why Joginder was not examined to prove the case against Kumar.

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