New Delhi: Delhi Police will examine the call records and messages of the two accused arrested in the neonatal intensive care unit fire case and will also interrogate the hospital owner's wife, officials said on Tuesday.
He said investigators have already seized the mobile phones of the accused - Dr Naveen Kitchi, owner of Baby Care New Born Hospital in East Delhi's Vivek Vihar, and Dr Akash, who was on duty at the time of the incident.
A senior police officer associated with the investigation said that officials of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under whose jurisdiction the hospital came, would also be questioned.
Police are also investigating how the fire broke out, who first reported it and how much time it took for firefighters to reach the spot after receiving information about the incident, an official said on condition of anonymity.
He said, “We have also written to the health department regarding guidelines for running neonatal hospitals.,
He said, “As part of the investigation, we have seized the mobile phones of the accused to check their call records and messages exchanged between them. We will also check whether any messages were deleted. "
He said that if necessary, mobile phones of other staff members would also be checked.
According to officials, the police have summoned Dr Khichi's wife Jagruti, a dentist and co-owner of a newborn hospital.
The police have asked the hospital owners to submit the degrees and certificates of the doctors, nurses and paramedic staff working here.Officials said there was a delay of half an hour in informing the authorities about the fire. At least five PCR calls were made between 11.29 pm and 11.32 pm to report the fire.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said that during investigation, it was found that the fire broke out at 11 pm on Saturday, but the call to the fire and police departments was made only at 11.30 pm.
“We are focusing on why the call was not made half an hour before the FIR was initiated,” he said.
The DCP said 45-year-old Kitchi has three more hospitals in Punjabi Bagh, Faridabad and Gurugram."Police teams will also visit these hospitals for detailed investigation," he said.
According to police sources, a list of over 15 questions has been prepared for the hospital staff and the teams will visit the other three hospitals in Kitchi and check the credentials of the doctors and see if these facilities are following fire norms. Are.
"During the investigation, we also found that some other children's hospitals used to refer newborns to this hospital on the basis of high commission. An investigation into this has also been initiated," a source said.
According to the source, someone from the hospital had informed the Punjabi Bagh, Faridabad and Gurugram facilities to check their oxygen cylinders and get rid of the extra cylinders.Several security lapses were found at the five-bed neonatal intensive care unit in Vivek Vihar. A total of 27 oxygen cylinders were found inside and outside the hospital building and five of them exploded during the deadly fire.
He said, "We will examine the records of these hospitals to find out how many infants were undergoing treatment there at the time of the fire incident in Delhi. Two doctors and six nurses will be questioned on Tuesday and other staff Will be interrogated on Wednesday." An official part of the investigation.Police said the DGHS official, who issued the license to Baby Care New Born Chill Hospital, which had expired on March 31, will also be questioned.
“We have written a letter to the DGHS, MCD and the fire department as there are some things we want to know for our investigation,” said a senior Eastern Range police officer.
A source in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) confirmed that the agency has received a letter from Delhi Police.
"We have received a letter from Delhi Police inquiring about the construction planning authority and license of the hospital," the source said.
Following the fire tragedy, in which six newborns lost their lives and five were injured, the Delhi government has directed all government and private health facilities to conduct fire audits.On Monday, a city court accepted Delhi Police's plea seeking three-day custodial interrogation of Kichi and Akash.
He said investigators have already seized the mobile phones of the accused - Dr Naveen Kitchi, owner of Baby Care New Born Hospital in East Delhi's Vivek Vihar, and Dr Akash, who was on duty at the time of the incident.
A senior police officer associated with the investigation said that officials of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under whose jurisdiction the hospital came, would also be questioned.
Police are also investigating how the fire broke out, who first reported it and how much time it took for firefighters to reach the spot after receiving information about the incident, an official said on condition of anonymity.
He said, “We have also written to the health department regarding guidelines for running neonatal hospitals.,
He said, “As part of the investigation, we have seized the mobile phones of the accused to check their call records and messages exchanged between them. We will also check whether any messages were deleted. "
He said that if necessary, mobile phones of other staff members would also be checked.
According to officials, the police have summoned Dr Khichi's wife Jagruti, a dentist and co-owner of a newborn hospital.
The police have asked the hospital owners to submit the degrees and certificates of the doctors, nurses and paramedic staff working here.Officials said there was a delay of half an hour in informing the authorities about the fire. At least five PCR calls were made between 11.29 pm and 11.32 pm to report the fire.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said that during investigation, it was found that the fire broke out at 11 pm on Saturday, but the call to the fire and police departments was made only at 11.30 pm.
“We are focusing on why the call was not made half an hour before the FIR was initiated,” he said.
The DCP said 45-year-old Kitchi has three more hospitals in Punjabi Bagh, Faridabad and Gurugram."Police teams will also visit these hospitals for detailed investigation," he said.
According to police sources, a list of over 15 questions has been prepared for the hospital staff and the teams will visit the other three hospitals in Kitchi and check the credentials of the doctors and see if these facilities are following fire norms. Are.
"During the investigation, we also found that some other children's hospitals used to refer newborns to this hospital on the basis of high commission. An investigation into this has also been initiated," a source said.
According to the source, someone from the hospital had informed the Punjabi Bagh, Faridabad and Gurugram facilities to check their oxygen cylinders and get rid of the extra cylinders.Several security lapses were found at the five-bed neonatal intensive care unit in Vivek Vihar. A total of 27 oxygen cylinders were found inside and outside the hospital building and five of them exploded during the deadly fire.
He said, "We will examine the records of these hospitals to find out how many infants were undergoing treatment there at the time of the fire incident in Delhi. Two doctors and six nurses will be questioned on Tuesday and other staff Will be interrogated on Wednesday." An official part of the investigation.Police said the DGHS official, who issued the license to Baby Care New Born Chill Hospital, which had expired on March 31, will also be questioned.
“We have written a letter to the DGHS, MCD and the fire department as there are some things we want to know for our investigation,” said a senior Eastern Range police officer.
A source in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) confirmed that the agency has received a letter from Delhi Police.
"We have received a letter from Delhi Police inquiring about the construction planning authority and license of the hospital," the source said.
Following the fire tragedy, in which six newborns lost their lives and five were injured, the Delhi government has directed all government and private health facilities to conduct fire audits.On Monday, a city court accepted Delhi Police's plea seeking three-day custodial interrogation of Kichi and Akash.
