An FIR has been filed against the owner of Joshi Hospital, Mukesh Joshi, his wife Neelam Joshi and son Anuj Joshi on Wednesday. The case has been registered under section 444/427 of the IPC and 21 Mines and Minerals Act.
Municipal Commissioner Karnesh Sharma visited the site on 29th March along with a team of officials. Joshi hospital was carrying out the work of excavation of the basement.
In the investigation, it has been found that the hospital has not obtained a ‘No objection certificate’ and was carrying out this construction. Due to this cracks developed in buildings around Joshi Hospital. A case has been registered against contractor Jabbar Khan. Contractor Jabbar Khan put the lives of the people of many houses at stake by digging the basement without approval.
The issue caught attention after the local MLA Raman Arora visited the site. Their involvement resulted in the investigation taking place in this matter.
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To remind our readers, this episode of sheer negligence started with a complaint from RTI activist Simranjeet Singh when some residential buildings around Joshi Hospital developed cracks due to, now proved illegal digging of a basement by Joshi Hospital.