New Delhi: The private neonatal hospital in East Delhi where seven newborns died and five were injured in a fire was running despite its license having expired. Police on Sunday said there were no qualified doctors involved and the FIR had no clearance from the department.
The license issued to Baby Care New Born Child Hospital by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Delhi Government has expired on March 31.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said, "Even the license issued to the said hospital was given only for five beds."
The official said that at the time of the incident, 12 newborns were admitted in the hospital.Surgery) degree holders,” the DCP said.
Police said the hospital had no fire extinguishers installed for any emergency and there were no emergency exits.
Meanwhile, fire department officials said that the hospital did not have fire clearance.
“The building does not have any fire NOC,” said a DFS official, requesting anonymity. We will also check the documents related to NOC on Monday.Officials said that the police have arrested the hospital owner Dr. Naveen Kichi, who was absconding after the fire incident late Saturday night.
Delhi government has also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire.
After the incident, when Shahdara District Magistrate (DM) Ritisha Gupta reached the GTB hospital, she faced the anger of the grieving family members who were raising slogans of 'Hume Nyay Chahiye' (We want justice).
Hrithik, who lost his 10-day-old baby, said, "Every official who comes here is silent. They have no answer whether the hospital was legitimate or not, whether the hospital had any NOC from the FIR department."
Resident Mukesh Bansal claimed that "unauthorized" work of filling oxygen cylinders was being done in the building. Bansal alleged, “We had also complained about this to the local councilor, but nothing was done.All this was happening right under the nose of the police.”
Bansal also said that he used to live next to the hospital but due to the 'illegal' work of cylinder refilling, he moved to the next street.
Police said they are investigating the claim.
According to a report submitted by the District Magistrate (Shahdara) to the Delhi Divisional Commissioner, 12 children were hospitalized at the time of the incident.He said the oxygen cylinders kept in the two-storey building exploded, causing damage to nearby buildings.
Police said that during investigation it was also revealed that the hospital had three more such branches in Punjabi Bagh in Delhi and Faridabad and Gurugram in Haryana.
The license issued to Baby Care New Born Child Hospital by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Delhi Government has expired on March 31.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said, "Even the license issued to the said hospital was given only for five beds."
The official said that at the time of the incident, 12 newborns were admitted in the hospital.Surgery) degree holders,” the DCP said.
Police said the hospital had no fire extinguishers installed for any emergency and there were no emergency exits.
Meanwhile, fire department officials said that the hospital did not have fire clearance.
“The building does not have any fire NOC,” said a DFS official, requesting anonymity. We will also check the documents related to NOC on Monday.Officials said that the police have arrested the hospital owner Dr. Naveen Kichi, who was absconding after the fire incident late Saturday night.
Delhi government has also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire.
After the incident, when Shahdara District Magistrate (DM) Ritisha Gupta reached the GTB hospital, she faced the anger of the grieving family members who were raising slogans of 'Hume Nyay Chahiye' (We want justice).
Hrithik, who lost his 10-day-old baby, said, "Every official who comes here is silent. They have no answer whether the hospital was legitimate or not, whether the hospital had any NOC from the FIR department."
Resident Mukesh Bansal claimed that "unauthorized" work of filling oxygen cylinders was being done in the building. Bansal alleged, “We had also complained about this to the local councilor, but nothing was done.All this was happening right under the nose of the police.”
Bansal also said that he used to live next to the hospital but due to the 'illegal' work of cylinder refilling, he moved to the next street.
Police said they are investigating the claim.
According to a report submitted by the District Magistrate (Shahdara) to the Delhi Divisional Commissioner, 12 children were hospitalized at the time of the incident.He said the oxygen cylinders kept in the two-storey building exploded, causing damage to nearby buildings.
Police said that during investigation it was also revealed that the hospital had three more such branches in Punjabi Bagh in Delhi and Faridabad and Gurugram in Haryana.
