KEM staffers make paper plates out of patient reports; notice issued

The administration of the civicrun King Edward Memorial KEM Hospital has issued showcause notices to six staffers after a video showed paper plates made out of patient reports an official told PTI on SaturdayFormer mayor Kishori Pednekar took to X to share a video of paper plates bearing the names of the hospital patients and proceduresTalking to PTI KEM Dean Dr Sangeeta Ravat clarified that the plates were not from reports of patientsDr Ravat said They are not patient reports They are old folders of CT scans given to scrap dealers to be repurposed The only mistake was that these scrap papers were not shredded before being given awayShowcause notices have been sent to six staffers responsible for this Ravat told PTIPednekar slammed the administration for being callous in her postWhat is going on Administration wake uphellip Pednekar wrote on X hellip mybmc mybmcHealthDept pictwittercom6gUw6BSSGAmdash Kishori Pednekar KishoriPednekar July 5 2024Thane court sentences man to 7 years RI in POCSO caseA court in Maharashtras Thane district sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 17yearold girl The accused had sexually assaulted the girl at different places between June 2017 and October 2018 and both of them lived in Bhayandar near Mumbai cityAs per the PTI report additional sessions judge A S Bhagwat convicted the accused Amit Mahendra Rajbhar 31 of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act The accused was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000 was imposed on him The copy of the order passed on April 2 was made available on SaturdayAdditional public prosecutor V G Kadu informed the court that the victim and the accused lived in the same locality in Bhayandar and knew each other The accused sexually assaulted the girl at different places between June 2017 and October 2018 and he also threatened to kill her father if she told anyone about the abuse he said reported PTIAs per the report a case was registered in October 2018 and the accused was arrested The judge in his order held that the prosecution has proved charges under Section 3 of the POCSO Act but did not prove the charges of rape and other sections of the POCSO and IT Act in the FIRNine prosecution witnesses including the victim and four police officers were examined in the caseWith inputs from PTI