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Bengaluru: Dentist gets 10-year rigorous imprisonment for bobbitising ex-lover

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December 16, 2019

Bengaluru, Dec 16: A city civil and session court convicted a dentist for cutting off her ex-lover’s penis at her clinic in Koramangala a decade ago. The court sentenced her to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment, Rs 15,000 fine and asked her to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to the victim.

Dr Sayeeda Ameena Nahim, 42, is a resident of Gurappana Palya and runs a clinic in Koramangala 8th Block. Mir Arshad Ali, a physician in Mysuru, was bobbitised on November 29, 2008, after Sayeeda learnt about his marriage to another woman.

Judge Vidyadhar Shirahatti of the 60th City Civil & Session said in the judgement on December 11 that “The victim has lost his marital life and has suffered mental agony. No amount will be sufficient for compensating this. However, some amount has to be fixed, apart from the fine to be imposed. An amount of Rs 2 lakh can be imposed towards compensation.”

“Mir Arshad Ali is at liberty to seek compensation under the Victim Compensation Scheme of the State,” Vidyadhar added.

According to the prosecution, Sayeeda and Ali were in a relationship in Mysuru. Ali had broken off the relationship with her and married another woman.

An enraged Sayeeda asked Ali to meet her in her clinic on November 29, 2008. “She offered fruit juice, a drug which rendered Ali unconscious, and cut his penis using tools at her clinic. She later helped Ali reach a nearby hospital for treatment and fled,” the prosecution argued.

The advocate said she never returned Ali’s amputated organ despite the victim and his wife requesting for it as doctors assured them there was a chance of fixing it back.

Koramangala police registered a case under IPC Sections 307 (attempt murder) and 326 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) against Sayeeda and arrested her within a few days.

Sayeeda’s lawyer argued she was innocent and never harmed Ali. Sayeeda said Ali was injured in an accident on his way to Sayeeda’s clinic from a railway station. But prosecution proved the claim was false as there were no other injuries on his body. The court eventually found her guilty and convicted her.

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May 3,2020

Mangaluru,  May 3: An unidentified vehicle mowed down a 62-year-old security guard near Guruvayanakere, Belthangady taluk, on Saturday.

The deceased Lingappa Moolya was returning to his home in Guruvayanakere on a two-wheeler when the hit-and-run case took place. Police said he was hit by a truck. A guard at an ATM, Moolya was also an active member of the local Kulala Association.

A case was registered at Belthangady police station.

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July 20,2020

Udupi, Jul 20: Five COVID Day Care Centres have been opened here on Monday with combined 870 bed for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

The Centres are set up at Karkala (1), Udupi (3) and Kundapura (1). Presently more than 100 patients are being treated in these Centres.

These Centres have been opened in the wake of high incidences of Covid-19 cases in the district. They are set up for asymptomatic patients who do not wish to be treated at home.

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 6: No private hospital in Karnataka can turn away a patient without attending to him or her, irrespective of the Coronavirus status, an official has said.

"Private medical establishments shall not deny treatment and admission to any patient approaching the establishment irrespective of the fact that such patient may or may not be suffering from Covid-19," an official from the state Health and Family Welfare Department said on Wednesday.

Likewise, no private hospital can insist on a patient for a Covid-19 test report, said the official invoking the Disaster Management Act.

"The establishments also cannot insist for Covid test report," he said, directing all private hospitals to strictly abide by their responsibilities.

According to the department, it is the duty of every private hospital to provide first aid and take lifesaving steps when any patient approaches it.

"It is the duty of every private medical establishment to provide first aid and take lifesaving measures to stabilise the patient," he said.

The department also invoked statutes from Karnataka Medical Establishments Act 2017, under sections 11 and 11 (A) to drive home the message.

The directives assume significance at a time when several cases of private hospitals denying admissions and fleecing patients across the state have emerged.

"It has been noticed that some of the private hospitals are refusing treatment and admission to emergency patients, causing distress and this has resulted in complications, leading to death in certain cases," said the official.

The district authorities have been directed to take action on the erring hospitals as the department reiterated the responsibilities of private medical establishments.

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