Mob murders man at Maninagar hospital

In an incident that raises questions on the safety and security of sufferers and visitors at government-run LG Hospital in Maninagar, a mob attacked and killed a Ramol resident whilst harmful property in the hospital premises on Tuesday evening.

It was once a revenge assault by way of kinfolk of a person who was once murdered in Ramol earlier in the night time.

The kinfolk had brought Ramiz Khan (35) to the hospital after he was once attacked with spade, knives and baseball by way of his neighbours Samsher Shaikh, Yasin Shaikh, Shahnawaz Pathan and Israq Pathan outside Jantanagar garden over an old enmity, a grievance filed by way of the victim's father Amanullah Khan with Ramol police states.

Amir who was once brought to LG by way of 108 ambulance for remedy following an assault by way of family members of Ramiz outside the similar garden, was once once more hit by way of the hospital chair and attacked with knife by way of his kinfolk who have been grieving Ramiz's demise on the hospital.

When puzzled concerning the security preparations on the hospital, LG Hospital Superintendent Sanjay Tripathi mentioned, "We have a strength of 66 guards secure the 16 floors. They work in three shifts, so the numbers are less in the night. We station security guards at ICU and casualty, which are more prone to incidents."

He added, "We have enough security to handle quarrels and other untoward incidents. During this incident, the mob was huge, and we could not do much since the murder took in about two minutes. Our security guards were busy ensuring safety of the patients and the staff members. We called the police and all the guards in the hospital but by the time they arrived, the man was killed."

Claiming that security preparations on the hospital are adequate, Mayor Bijal Patel mentioned, "The incident is very unfortunate. I have spoken to the hospital superintendent and strict action will be taken against the accused."

Commenting at the factor, Ramol PI Ok S Dave who may be the investigating officer in the case mentioned, "All the persons involved are residents of Jantanagar and it was an escalation of a two-month old issue. After the police received a call past 9 pm, a team was rushed to the location. Some of the people named in the complaint have a criminal record."

Ramol police have arrested Yasin Sheikh and Ishrak Pathan whilst two others, Shamsher Sheikh and Shahnawaz Pathan, are but to be arrested.

Ahmedabad police ACP J division R B Rana mentioned, "The Maninagar police have also filed a case against five persons, including the mob who attacked at the hospital."

Regarding the protection on the hospital, Rana mentioned, "The DCP is already in touch with the hospital management and the decision regarding security is taken by the hospital board."