02-20-2007, 09:12 AM
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New Delhi: A day after the remains of newborns and fetuses were found at a missionary hospital in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, more bones were dug out from the vicinity on Sunday.
About 391 pieces of bones were recovered on Saturday following a tip-off from a pit near the Ratlam Christian hospital.
The superintendent of the Ratlam Christian hospital has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Remains of unborn babies and fetuses were also found from the pit. The samples have been sent for forensic tests to Bhopal.
One other person working as part of the sanitation staff has also been arrested. Hospital authorities are describing it as bio-medical waste.
DIG of Ratlam Varun Kapoor said, âThe bones have been sent to Bhopal Medico-legal Institute for examination.â
Gynecologist of the hospital Venu Gopalan was also detained for questioning in connection with the recovery of pieces of bones of three to four newborns and fetuses.
Claiming that burying bodies in hospital premises was against the law, Kapoor said the area in the search would be widened if the need arose.
Samples of bones were sent to the State Medico-legal Institute in Bhopal and a committee, comprising doctors and environment experts, has started a probe. The future course of action will be decided after the panel submits its report, he said.
Illegal abortions, foeticide, infanticide or sex determination were not carried out in any of the hospitals operated by the CNI, its chief functionary Samuel Kishan told PTI.
The hospital in Ratlam is more than 100 years old and such activities are not allowed on its premises, he claimed.
"We will cooperate with the police probe and if anybody is at fault, appropriate action will be taken," PTI quoted Kishan saying.
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MORE BONES: About 437 pieces of bones have been found in two days of digging in Ratlam.
Ratlam: More bones have been recovered from the Christian Medical Hospital in Ratlam. About 437 pieces of bones have been found in two days of digging. Two people have been arrested so far. The hospital continues to deny allegations of foeticide or abortions.
Digging continued at the compound of the Christian Medical College at Ratlam on Sunday. The toll went up from 391 bone pieces found on Saturday night, to 437 on Sunday.
An angry crowd had gathered outside the hospital, and called for immediate action.
Anticipating more trouble, the police promptly detained one hospital staff and started their investigations.
The police suspect the entire matter to be a case of female foeticide.
They have already arrested two people including the medical superintendent of the hospital and have sent the bones to the state forensic lab for a detailed report.
DIG of Ratlam Range Gaurav Kapoor said, âThe samples have been sent to the Bhopal Medico-legal Institute to check the age and sex and whether these bones belong to humans or animals.â
The state health Minister has already formed a five member committee to look into the matter which will submit a report in the a week's time.
However, the Christian hospital authorities have not ruled out a conspiracy angle.
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New Delhi: A day after the remains of newborns and fetuses were found at a missionary hospital in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, more bones were dug out from the vicinity on Sunday.
About 391 pieces of bones were recovered on Saturday following a tip-off from a pit near the Ratlam Christian hospital.
The superintendent of the Ratlam Christian hospital has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Remains of unborn babies and fetuses were also found from the pit. The samples have been sent for forensic tests to Bhopal.
One other person working as part of the sanitation staff has also been arrested. Hospital authorities are describing it as bio-medical waste.
DIG of Ratlam Varun Kapoor said, âThe bones have been sent to Bhopal Medico-legal Institute for examination.â
Gynecologist of the hospital Venu Gopalan was also detained for questioning in connection with the recovery of pieces of bones of three to four newborns and fetuses.
Claiming that burying bodies in hospital premises was against the law, Kapoor said the area in the search would be widened if the need arose.
Samples of bones were sent to the State Medico-legal Institute in Bhopal and a committee, comprising doctors and environment experts, has started a probe. The future course of action will be decided after the panel submits its report, he said.
Illegal abortions, foeticide, infanticide or sex determination were not carried out in any of the hospitals operated by the CNI, its chief functionary Samuel Kishan told PTI.
The hospital in Ratlam is more than 100 years old and such activities are not allowed on its premises, he claimed.
"We will cooperate with the police probe and if anybody is at fault, appropriate action will be taken," PTI quoted Kishan saying.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ratlam skeleton case, probe on
MORE BONES: About 437 pieces of bones have been found in two days of digging in Ratlam.
Ratlam: More bones have been recovered from the Christian Medical Hospital in Ratlam. About 437 pieces of bones have been found in two days of digging. Two people have been arrested so far. The hospital continues to deny allegations of foeticide or abortions.
Digging continued at the compound of the Christian Medical College at Ratlam on Sunday. The toll went up from 391 bone pieces found on Saturday night, to 437 on Sunday.
An angry crowd had gathered outside the hospital, and called for immediate action.
Anticipating more trouble, the police promptly detained one hospital staff and started their investigations.
The police suspect the entire matter to be a case of female foeticide.
They have already arrested two people including the medical superintendent of the hospital and have sent the bones to the state forensic lab for a detailed report.
DIG of Ratlam Range Gaurav Kapoor said, âThe samples have been sent to the Bhopal Medico-legal Institute to check the age and sex and whether these bones belong to humans or animals.â
The state health Minister has already formed a five member committee to look into the matter which will submit a report in the a week's time.
However, the Christian hospital authorities have not ruled out a conspiracy angle.
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