Culpable Homicide: Bengal CID Files Stiff Charge in Mom Case Ahead of RG Kar Verdict
Culpable Homicide: Bengal CID Files Stiff Charge in Mom Case Ahead of RG Kar Verdict
The FIR drawn up at Kotwali police station in Midnapore town also accuses the doctors of reckless or negligent acts endangering human life, knowingly disobeying the law as public servants, and conducting themselves in a manner that injured a person.
The Bengal CID has filed charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against 12 doctors who were suspended following the death of a new mother and the critical illness of four others at Midnapore Medical College and Hospital.
The FIR, registered at Kotwali police station in Midnapore town, also accuses the doctors of reckless or negligent acts endangering human life, knowingly disobeying the law as public servants, and acting in a manner that caused injury to a person.
Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the most severe charge in the case, is a non-bailable offence under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and carries a minimum jail term of five years, extendable to a life sentence.
The crackdown on the doctors follows the Caesarean sections performed on five women by postgraduate trainees, allegedly without adequate supervision by senior doctors. This action comes shortly before the verdict in the August 9 rape and murder case of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which the Sealdah court is set to pronounce on Saturday afternoon.
The PG trainee from RG Kar was found dead in the seminar hall of the hospital's emergency building. The CBI submitted a chargesheet in October, and the trial concluded a week ago.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the suspension of the 12 Midnapore doctors on Thursday. Two prior investigations—one by the health department and another by the CID—had attributed the death of 30-year-old Mamoni Ruidas on January 10 and the critical illnesses of four others to alleged negligence by the medical unit.
Mamoni Ruidas died two days after delivering a boy at the hospital. Three of the other women are now receiving treatment at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
The CID registered the FIR against the 12 doctors shortly after their suspension. "The FIR (number 20/25 dated 16.01.25) was based on a letter from the chief medical officer of health (CMOH), West Midnapore, against more than one doctor," a senior CID officer said. The probe primarily focuses on the role of the 12 suspended doctors but may expand if evidence implicates others.
Some doctors allege that the mothers’ conditions worsened after being administered spurious Ringer's lactate intravenous solution. The CID investigation is also examining the quality of the Ringer’s lactate used during the surgeries and any potential lapses by the hospital administration.
The Ringer’s lactate solution in question was manufactured by Paschim Banga Pharmaceuticals, a company the state government had ordered to cease production in December.
On Friday, a CID team met with senior officials at Midnapore Medical College, including principal Mausumi Nandy, as part of the investigation.
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