Three days after a lady alleged that her father was tied to a mattress in a personal hospital in Shajapur for non-payment of dues, the district administration on Monday sealed the hospital.
An FIR below Section 342 of IPC (wrongful confinement) was registered against to the supervisor of City Hospital, Shajapur Superintendent of police Pankaj Shrivastava instructed.
Laxminarayan Dangi, a resident of Ranara village in Rajgarh district, was admitted to the hospital on Monday after he complained of ache within the stomach. The affected person’s household deposited Rs 10,800 however when the hospital requested for Rs 10,000 extra on Friday, the affected person’s daughter Sheela expressed lack of ability to pay the quantity.
She alleged that when she requested for discharge, the hospital workers tied her outdated father to the mattress on which he was being handled and refused to allow them to go till they organized cash.
The hospital, nevertheless, denied the allegation saying that the affected person suffered from convulsions and he was tied up to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself. Dr Varun Bajaj of the hospital mentioned the apply was wide spread.
The hospital administration mentioned even after they known as the police, the lady refused to pay the cash. The police suggested the hospital to not press for any costs, the hospital claimed. The hospital produced a letter written by the lady by which she mentioned her father had not been confined by the workers and that she was taking her father after the hospital waived off the remaining quantity.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had ordered an inquiry into the allegation. Officials took statements of the hospital workers and seized therapy papers. Another staff went to the affected person’s village and took the assertion of his daughter.
