24-Aug-2015
Priyangi Agarwal
BAREILLY : A 41-year-old woman from Bijnor who was admitted to a mental
hospital by her husband was allegedly taken away by her brothers from there on
Saturday night. The woman's brothers reportedly broke the lock of the private
ward under 'family ward' and took her with them. The woman's in-laws have
accused hospital staff of carelessness. Police have lodged an FIR for
"kidnapping in order to murder" against three men on Sunday night. They are
investigating the whole incident including lapse of security at the mental
hospital.
According to reports, the woman's in-laws admitted her to a mental hospital on
August 13 and they requested hospital authorities to shift her to the general
ward. However, their request was denied and hence, the in-laws moved the ACJM
(NER) court. The court ordered the mental hospital's director on Saturday to
shift the woman to the general ward. Despite court's order, the woman was kept
in a private ward of 'family ward'.
The woman's husband is a wing commander in the Air Force.
An official of the hospital who did not wish to be identified said, "On
Saturday night at around 11 pm, three men reached the hospital in a white car.
They somehow managed to enter hospital premises and went to the family ward.
They first asked hospital staff for keys of the family ward and when they
refused to give, the men broke the lock and took the women with them in their
car."
The woman's in-laws have accused hospital authorities of carelessness. "If
hospital authorities had shifted her to the general ward, her brothers may not
have been able to kidnap her. As it is mandatory for a family member to stay
with the patient, we wanted her to shift to the general ward. At the time of
incident, we had gone out to have dinner," said the woman's brother-in-law.
He added, "When we came back and learnt about her kidnapping but no hospital
staff came at night to enquire about it. As the woman was missing from the
hospital's premise, it was the responsibility of hospital authorities to lodge
an FIR, which we had to later."
He said his sister-in-law was suffering from mental illness since 2007 and they
had taken her to a few places for treatment. "After her condition deteriorated,
we brought her to Bareilly mental hospital for treatment," he added.
On the basis of complaint filed by the woman's in-laws, police have lodged an
FIR against her brothers under section 364 (for kidnapping in order to murder)
of Indian Penal Code (IPC). "I spoke to woman's brothers over phone and they
said that no family member had accompanied the woman in the hospital. The
brothers claimed that they got emotional over this and took their sister to
Mumbai for better treatment. However, we are investigating the matter," said
Inspector Mohd Qasim, Baradari police station.
Asked why woman was not shifted to the general ward even after the order of
ACJM (NER) court, junior director (health) Dr Subodh Sharma said, "When the
director tried to shift the woman before court's order, the woman, who is
educated, told the director that she is fine and is not suffering from mental
illness. After court's order, the woman had to be shifted on Sunday but she was
taken away on Saturday night." He added, "As the woman was admitted to a family
ward, it is the duty of attendant and family member to look after the patient.
If she had gone missing from general ward, then hospital authorities would have
taken action."
On being asked about security lapse on the part of the hospital, Sharma said,
"I will ask director of mental hospital to look into the matter and take
appropriate action." Despite repeated attempts, director Dr Sunil Srivastava
was unavailable for comment.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/3-brothers-break-locks-take-away-woman-from-mental-hospital/articleshow/48658166.cms?prtpage=1
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