No fire NOC, no registration: Delhi baby care centre was tragedy in the making; owner arrested
People gather outside a children's hospital on Sunday where a fire broke out on Saturday night
New shocking details have emerged about the owner of the Delhi children's hospital where a fire incident ended up killing seven newborns Saturday (May 25). According to media reports, New Born Baby Care Hospital and its owner Naveen Khichi are serial offenders and not new to controversies.
Khichi was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday (May 26). According to previous media reports, he had fled to Jaipur after the fire incident. Delhi Police had dispatched a team to Rajasthan to nab the doctor.
Earlier in 2021, Khichi was booked as his centre was not registered with the authorities. The centre also faced allegations of manhandling a child and causing a fracturein the baby's left hand during treatment.
Khichi was booked under Sections 325 (punishment for the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a person), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several people in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Section 75 (any person having control of the child, assaults, abandons, abuses or willfully neglects the child) of the Juvenile Justice Act.
Maltreatment of newborn baby
This 2021 case was registered by a couple from the state of Uttar Pradesh. They alleged that a nurse, Sumaiya, maltreated their newborn during treatment at the centre.
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Upon acquiring the CCTV footage, the couple found that the nurse had beaten the newborn mercilessly; leading to the fracture in the baby's left hand. When the couple confronted Khichi over the matter, he threatened them and warned them against taking police action.
The same year, during an regular investigation, it was also found that the nursing centre was not registered under the Delhi Nursing Home Act. The law mandates all nursing homes and hospitals in the national capital should meet certain standards and obtain official registration.
History repeating itself
Three years later, the history seems to be repeating itself as Khichi faces new charges by the Delhi Police under IPC sections 304A (causing death by negligence), 336 (any reckless or negligent action that puts human life in danger or threatens personal safety) and 34 (common intention).
Watch:India: Seven newborn babies die in Delhi hospital fire, govt orders investigation
Preliminary investigation reveals the cause of the fire at the East Delhi nursing care was a blast in an oxygen cylinder. The nursing care also didn't have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the fire department.
(With inputs from agencies)