The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has issued a showcause notice to 31 doctors across the state under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Act (PNDT) asking them why the council should not suspend them. Out of the 31, two are from Mumbai. Most doctors are from Beed — the district that gaining notoriety for the maximum number of foeticide cases.
Dr Shivkumar Utture, executive member of the MMC, said, “The council issued notices to the doctors seeking explanations from them as to why they should not be suspended. The state machinery brought the cases to us and then we issued notices to the doctors. They are to respond to the notice in 15 days. If they do not respond in time the council will suspend the doctors.” The MMC, in the month of November and December last year suspended five doctors who did not respond to the council’s showcause notice.
A high-level committee meeting is scheduled with chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on June 8 regarding the PNDT Act and the increasing female foeticide incidents. MMC president Kishore Taori said, “The news here indeed is that 31 doctors have been issued a showcause notice, but what is of greater concern is why Beed has become capital of female foeticide in the country and why maximum numbers of cases are being reported here.”
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2 arrested for boy’s death in mumbai pool
Age correspondent
Mumbai, June 4
A day after a seven-year-old boy drowned in the swimming pool of the prestigious Ozone Club in Goregaon, the police has arrested the supervisor and instructor at the club for his death.
Aryan Parab (7), a resident of Motilal Nagar in Goregaon, was swimming in the pool when his mother, who was accompanying him, saw him drown and raised an alarm. He was rushed to the Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, where he was declared dead before admission.
After the police was informed about Aryan’s death, a police team reached the club and took into custody supervisor Salman Sheikh and instructor Ignatius D’costa, both of whom were present at the pool at the time of Aryan’s drowning and were responsible for the safety of all those who entered the pool.
“Both Sheikh and D’costa said they did not see Aryan drown. As they are supposed to be watching out for any mishaps in their capacities as supervisor and instructor, they were placed under arrest and charged with causing death due to negligence early on Monday. Further inquiries also revealed that Aryan was not wearing a float, which should have been provided to him as he was still a learner,” said senior inspector Arun Jadhav.