60 ITBP personnel lay siege to Kanpur CP office over inaction in amputation case

Kanpur: The Kanpur Commissioner of Police office saw unusual scenes Saturday morning when around 15 vehicles, including jeeps and trucks, carrying around 60 ITBP officers and personnel, arrived and surrounded the premises, accusing district govt medical officers of shielding doctors of a private hospital in a case involving the amputation of the hand of a fellow jawan’s mother.On May 19, Vikas Singh of ITBP’s 32 battalion stationed at Maharajpur, created a stir after he reached the CP Office, carrying his mother’s amputated hand and alleging gross medical negligence by the private hospital.Accusing cops of inaction, the ITBP personnel registered their protest with Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal and ACP (law and order) Vipin Kumar Tada, accusing health officials of withholding a clear probe report.Talks between ITBP officials, the police commissioner and the ACP lasted about an hour. Tada said the ITBP personnel were dissatisfied with several points in the investigation report. ITBP jawan Vikas Singh had come with his officers and other personnel. “The CMO has been summoned. The points raised by the aggrieved party have been sent for re-investigation. Action will be taken against anyone found guilty,” Tada said.After the meeting, the personnel left the premises in their vehicles.Reports said Singh admitted his mother to a private hospital in Tatmill on May 13 for breathing issues. Her hand allegedly turned black during treatment due to infection. She was later shifted to another hospital where doctors amputated the hand on May 17.Angered by the lack of action, Singh visited the Railbazar police station and the ACP office for two consecutive days. When no steps were taken, the ITBP jawan went to the CP office, carrying his mother’s amputated hand. Lal then directed CMO Hari Dutt Nemi to investigate and submit a report.The CMO office submitted its report on Friday. The report was based on probabilities. Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal objected, saying the report should be clear and not probability-based. He asked the CMO to establish culpability and recommend whether a case should be registered.