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Increasing sexual abuse of women and children: Cops told to be more vigilant

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December 22, 2012

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Kasargod, December 22: With incidents of sexual harassment of women and children on the rise in Kasargod and other parts of the state, a special advisory meeting convened at the district police headquarters here called for more vigilance on the part of the police to initiate stern action against the culprits.

 

At the meeting, attended by Childline, Legal Services Society, NGOs, and Women Cell officials, the participants underscored the need for the local police to be more active and vigilant in resolving cases of excesses on women and girls children rather than reducing such incidents as mere family issues.

 

The participants also said that the police or the vigilance panel formed at panchayats usually did not reach out to the grassroots level. District Superintendent of Police S. Surendran said there were a large number of sexual abuse cases that went unreported in the district.

 

“The committee intended to prevent such activities found that only 24 schools across the district have counsellors. We will ask the Departments of Education and Social Welfare to post counsellors at every school,” the officer said. The awareness campaign on the abuses faced by women and girls should begin at home, and school authorities should create a 'vigilant campus,' where children are closely monitored by teachers,” he said.

 

The committee directed schools to involve Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the awareness programme and sought extension of counselling to parents too. The committee will be expanded to assure representation of people from all strata of society from across the district, including the police, he said. The juvenile police team in the district would conduct a special drive to spot minors involved in offensive activities and take corrective steps to bring them back to mainstream society.

 

Mr. Surendran also urged the schools to make a list of students abstaining from classes.

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"He was referred from a private hospital and was admitted in Victoria Hospital and was on ventilator support since April 10," they added.

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July 15,2020

Bengaluru, July 15: The family members of a 67-year-old man, who had developed some symptoms of Covid-19, was in for a rude shock when a “reputed” private hospital in Bengaluru’s Whitefield quoted estimated bill of Rs 9.09 lakh for 10 days.

The elderly man was rushed to Columbia Asia Hospital even before receiving his covid-19 test report. But after a look at the estimated bill, the family chose not to admit him there.

The break-up of the estimated bill included Rs 1.40 lakh for ventilator, Rs 3 lakh for medicines, medical supplies and consumables, Rs 2 lakh for laboratory investigations, Rs 75,000 for room rent, Rs 75,000 towards professional fee, Rs 58,500 for nursing charges, Rs 35,000 for radiology investigations and physiotherapy, and Rs 25,000 for equipment and surgical items.

The hospital authorities reportedly told the family members that the actual bill could be higher in the event of complications, unanticipated extension of stay and comorbidities.

“He was tested on Sunday and we were waiting for the result. On Monday, he started gasping for breath. Columbia Asia Hospital told us they had an ICU bed and we rushed him to the emergency care. When they showed us the estimate, we were shocked,” said Abdul Bashir, a nephew of the patient.

“We then contacted Dr Taha Mateen of HBS Hospital through an NGO ‘Mercy Mission’. We got him admitted there for just Rs 25,000,” he said adding that Hospitals should not take advantage when emotions are running high. 

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