76 units of plasma stolen from Jaipur Hospital, Lab technician arrested

Jaipur: In connection with the plasma theft case at the blood bank of the JK Lone Hospital, the Rajasthan police have arrested a lab technician who had allegedly taken out 76 units of plasma. The committee investigated the matter and submited its report in which it was stated that CCTV cameras were not working in the blood bank.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Kavendra Sagar said that Kishan Sahay Kataria, who was working as a lab technician at the blood bank of the JK Lone Hospital, was arrested on Saturday.

Dr Satyendra Choudhary, in-charge of the blood bank, had complained on May 6 that the blood bank’s lab technician Kishan Sahay had allegedly taken out 76 units of plasma.

The lab technician hailed from Hindaun city in Karauli and resided in Pratap Nagar.

The state government has removed Dr Satyendra Choudhary from the post in the plasma theft case and put him under APO (awaiting posting orders) status.

As per a media report in the TOI, Preliminary investigations suggest that he intended to supply the plasma to a private hospital in exchange for money, ''said Sudhir Upadhyay, SHO of SMS Hospital police station.

''We will examine his bank accounts and other possessions to ascertain if he profited monetarily from this act. We will probe whether he had previously succeeded in selling plasma to private hospitals. He also worked part-time at a private hospital, said Biju George Joseph, Commissioner of Police.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in an ongoing operation to curb illegal healthcare activities in the state, a joint team of the Haryana chief minister’s flying squad and health department arrested a lab operator and lab technician following a raid at a fake diagnostic lab operating in Nanu Kalan village.