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5 booked over negligence in Rajkot hospital fire case; several lapses found https://ift.tt/3qkrT7x

At least five persons were booked on Sunday, on the charge of causing death by negligence, two days after a fire at a designated private COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot. According to the police statement, the probe into the incident has revealed violation of multiple norms by the hospital management. The accused included chairman, executive director, and other officials of Gokul Healthcare Pvt Limited which operates Uday Shivanand COVID Hospital, where the five deaths had occurred.

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