*28-JAN-2012* * * *Sushant Kulkarni , Chandan Haygunde* *PUNE : *The family of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) driver Santosh Maruti Mane, who went berserk on city’s roads on Wednesday morning, said on Friday that a police team that visited his house in Solapur took his medical reports and documents about his mental illness. However, both Pune city police and the Solapur police have denied the claim. Mane, who belongs to Kauthali village in Solapur, is with MSRTC’s Swargate depot. He had commandeered the Pune-Satara bus parked at the depot around 8 am. He then drove the bus at top speed on the wrong side of roads, travelling about 15 km in 45 minutes, killing eight persons and injuring about 30.
“A police team visited our house in Kauthali on the day when mishap took place. We told them about Santosh’s mental illness. Police have taken a file from our house which carried the documents about his mental health,” said the driver’s brother, Janak Mane. “Santosh was suffering from stress and mental illness for two years. He was also treated by a psychiatrist in Solapur. He told us that he had requested his seniors many times for short route buses, but was forced to drive buses on long routes. He was tense due to work,” he added. ACP Rajendrasinh Mohite, the investigating officer, said, “One of our teams had gone to Solapur but the team did not go to Mane’s house. It is possible that a team from Solapur police visited the family. We will be sending our team to Kauthali soon.” When contacted, Tushar Joshi, additional superintendent of police (Solapur rural) said, “On the day the incident took place in Pune, we got a call from the Pune police to verify the address and other details of Mane. So our team went to his village on the same day.” Asked whether Solapur police took any file from Mane’s family, Joshi said, “No. Our team just visited them for primary inquiry.” On the other hand, Solapur-based psychiatrist Dr Dilip Burate, who claimed he had treated Mane, said he was ready to give the details of the driver’s psychiatric treatment as and when the investigating agencies approached him. “It is my duty to assist the investigation. I am ready to testify before the court.” http://www.indianexpress.com/news/killer-bus-drivers-medical-records-go-missing/904898/0 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
