Quack trio performs 61 surgeries in two hours

January 10, 2012

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Patna, January 10: How many surgeries can a well-qualified doctor perform in a single day? One, two, three… or maximum ten?

But in Bihar’s Araria district, three self-proclaimed “medical practitioners” performed 61 surgeries, that too within just two hours. Incidentally, all the surgeries were related to family planning, as these quacks performed tubectomies on 61 rural women.

The “feat,” which was achieved at an amazing speed, could put to shame even the most experienced gynaecologist.

Playing with the lives of innocent villagers, most of whom were illiterate, these quacks gave a damn to the basic medical prerequisites and performed the surgeries in the open, that too without anaesthesia.

The matter would have remained under wraps had some of the victims, who were writhing in acute pain, not rushed to the nearby district hospital for proper medication.

The entire “operation” was carried out under the aegis of a Purnia-based non-governmental organisation (NGO)—Jai Ambe Welfare Society—in Araria district, some 400 km from the state capital. The women were lured into going in for family planning operation by the NGO quacks, who told them that they would get Rs 600 each, besides free medicines.

After the “operations” were carried out at a break-neck speed, the companions (of women operated upon) asked for Rs 600, as promised. The gullible people were told that as of now only free medicines were available. Even the medicines provided by the NGO had passed the expiry date.

Situation worsen

In the meantime, the situation of many operated women turned from bad to worse and they were rushed to the nearby district hospital.

When some locals informed Araria SP Shivdeep W Lande about the incident, he immediately rushed to the site. “I was surprised to find that not a single qualified doctor was present there and the saline bottles, too, were past their expiry dates,” said the SP, who had to send more women to government hospitals for proper medicare.

Arrested

Meanwhile, the three self-proclaimed “doctors”—Gopal Jha, Prakash Jha and Ramanand Jha—were arrested for conducting unauthorised operations. “It seems the NGO has been organising family planning camps regularly, thereby putting lives of innocent women in danger. We will ensure the culprits get stringent punishment,” said the Araria SP.

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May 12,2020

May 12: A Madhya Pradesh Police sub-inspector was fined Rs 5,000 after he performed a daredevil act of balancing himself on two moving cars, copying the famous stunt from Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Singham'.

Manoj Yadav, the in-charge of Narsinghgarh police post in Damoh district, was also warned against any such daredevilry in future, police sources said on Monday.

Sporting shades as the hero of the cop drama film and wearing his police uniform, Yadav got the entire episode video-graphed, they said.

As the video of the stunt went viral on social media, senior police officials took serious note of it as it will send wrong signals to youngsters, the sources said.

Inspector General, Sagar range, Anil Sharma directed Damoh Superintendent of Police Hemant Chauhan to probe the matter.

After an investigation, Chauhan imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the sub-inspector and warned him not to repeat such mistakes.

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July 16,2020

Surat, Jul 16: Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister's son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest here in Gujarat, claimed she has resigned from service. However, a senior police official has denied it.

Prakash Kanani, the son of Gujarat Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, and his two friends were arrested on Sunday for allegedly violating the lockdown and night curfew orders in Surat, a COVID-19 hotspot, a senior police official earlier said.

Yadav, who is being hailed on social media for taking action against the minister's son, told news channels on Wednesday that she had put in her papers.

"I have resigned because I did not receive support from my superior officers. I was only doing my duty as a constable. It's the fault of our system that these people (like the minister's son) think they are VVIPs (very very important persons)," she said.

However, a senior police official here denied that she has resigned.

"She has not given her resignation. The inquiry is still on and technically she cannot resign at this juncture," Surat Police Commissioner R B Brahmbhatt said.

Yadav's action had led to the registration of an FIR and arrest of Prakash Kanani and two of his friends for alleged violation of lockdown and curfew norms in Surat city.

The arrests came after a video of a heated exchange between them and Yadav, who pulled up the trio for violation of curfew, surfaced on social media. The trio was later released on bail.

Since the incident, Yadav is being hailed on social media.

While some social media users called her "Lady Singham" (referring to the tough cop in the Hindi film "Singham"), some suggested she contest the 2022 state Assembly polls against Kumar Kanani, who represents Varachha constituency in Surat district.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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