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Bengaluru: Doctor molests intern; let off after apology

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September 29, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 29: A senior doctor of KC General Hospital who allegedly molested a homeopathy intern at the hospital was let off with a warning and a notice after he apologized, sources in the know of the issue said.

Officials involved in the matter cited the girl's insistence that the matter should not be pursued for the lack of action against the doctor who continues to work in the hospital. The incident occurred when the student was on the night shift on September 23 when the doctor called her to his room at 2am to give her an assignment. When the student turned up, the doctor locked the door and allegedly touched her inappropriately saying he wanted to check her heart beat. The student tried to unlock the door and pleaded with him to leave her alone. The girl ran out and the matter was known to many nurses and doctors in the hospital.

The girl reported the incident to the hospital's medical superintendent. But there was no written complaint.

Medical superindendent Dr Ravi Kumar sent a notice to the doctor who tendered a written apology to the student.

Asked why the hospital did not follow any legal procedure, Dr Ravi Kumar said the issue was brought to the notice of the higher authorities in the health department. "The student requested us not to take the issue further and disclose the matter to the media. What I did was in the best interest of the student. I have informed the higher authorities. So far no action has been taken against the doctor," said Dr Ravi Kumar."The student wants to continue her internship in the hospital and she is coming to work," he said.

Dr P L Nataraj, director, health and family welfare department, said, "I am not aware of the issue. I'll take it forward," he said.

"We hang our heads in shame. We condemn his action and have reprimanded him. The cell for the prevention of sexual harassment against women at workplace in the hospital has taken up the matter and it has to give the report," said a senior doctor in the hospital.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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June 5,2020

Jun 5: The fear of contracting COVID-19 infection allegedly forced a 65-year-old man to commit suicide in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred at Mangewadi in Patoda on Thursday, when a passerby found the body of Asaram Pote hanging from a tree in his farm, an official said.

The police were immediately alerted and Pote's body was brought down in the presence of his relatives and locals, he said.

A suicide note was found on the deceased's person, in which he said that he had taken the extreme step as he was scared of contracting COVID-19 infection and no one should be held responsible for his death, the official said.

A case of accidental death was registered in this regard and further probe was underway, he added.

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Agencies
February 23,2020

Panaji, Feb 23: A MiG-29K aircraft crashed off Goa during a routine training sortie on Sunday morning, the Indian Navy said in a statement.

"The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry into the incident has been ordered," the statement said.

On November 16, a MiG-29K trainer flight had crashed after a bird hit, soon after it took off the Dabolim International airport, which functions out of the Indian Navy base INS Hansa.

Both pilots had managed to safely eject themselves to safety after both the engines of their jet failed.

According to data tabled in the recent budget session of the Goa Assembly, every ten days, at least one aircraft landing or taking off at Goa's Dabolim international airport faces dangers involving birds or stray dogs near the runway.

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