'Doctor didn't alert cops, fire rescue delayed'

Shahdara baby care blaze: Chargesheet says Unqualified’ doctors working in hospital, safety norms were violated

- UJWAL JALALI

THE charge-sheet in the Baby Care New Born Child Hospital fire case said that the doctor on duty was seen on a call but did not alert the police or the fire brigade thus delaying the rescue operation by at least 30 minutes.

Official sources told this newspaper that two eyewitnesses were examined, who saw the spread of fire and made a PCR call. They told the police that one of the accused in the charge-sheet, the on-duty BAMS qualified Dr Akash, was seen on a call but did not make any PCR call.

"This caused a delay of about 30 minutes in reporting to police," the source said.