UP: FIR against 3 doctors for delaying autopsy report
Lucknow: In a first-of-its-kind case in the state, three doctors and a sweeper have been booked for unduly delaying the post-mortem report of a farmer.
Inspector, Bahjoi police station, Ajay Singh, said, "An FIR under various IPC sections, including 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant, or agent) and 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) has been registered against three doctors and a sweeper. "
"The role of mortuary caretaker, Hirdesh Kumar, is also under scanner. No arrests have been made so far, " Singh added.
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According to the officer, Ramvir Singh, 60, a farmer from Sambhal, had died a week ago and his family had been making rounds of the primary health centre in the Bahapur Patti village to get his autopsy report. The health officials said the doctor, who was on duty on November 11, had allegedly asked his colleague to perform the autopsy as he was 'busy'.
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