What began as a routine surprise inspection at a government hospital in Karnataka took an unexpected turn when officials found an undertrial government officer staying with his alleged girlfriend in a special ward.
That is the responsibility of the escort provided by the district police,” adding that appropriate action was being taken against the concerned TR personnel. Hussain was arrested during a Lokayukta raid at the Assistant Director of Land Records office in Srirangapatna and was remanded to judicial custody by a court on July 3, a day after the raid, according to PTI.
Responding to questions on whether police had initiated an inquiry into the matter, a police officer said, “Action is being taken against those who were deployed there as escorts and also against those who were responsible for the entry (of the woman). Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar told PTI that Hussain had been referred to MIMS Hospital by a visiting prison doctor, who had advised that he be admitted. Responding to reports that Hussain was found with a woman in the hospital ward, Kumar said, “That is not our responsibility. He said the accused had since been sent back to judicial custody.
The KSLSA inspection team comprised District Sessions Judge and DLSA President Chandrashekhar C, KSLSA Member Secretary Shashidhar Shetty, Public Relations Officer Balasubramani, member Dr Mohan Rao Nalwade and DLSA Member Secretary Anand M.
There was no court permission for Hussain’s hospital stay and he did not have any serious health condition warranting prolonged treatment, the report mentioned.
