Two doctors accused of Nashwa’s death escaped from the court in Karachi on Friday. The police filed a temporary charge sheet and incorporated the offence of murder in the report on Thursday.
The nine-month-old infant was brought to Darul Sehat Hospital for the treatment of diarrhea but she was allegedly given a wrong injection which paralysed her and later took her life. After this incident, few sections of the hospital were closed down and some staff members were taken into custody for investigation.
The interim bail of Chief Medical Head Dr Sharjeel Husain and night duty doctor Atiya Ahmed was canceled on Friday; after which they ran away in the presence of policemen.
An interim charge sheet was filed against the owner, administration and medical staff of the hospital by the investigation officer on Thursday. The officer also incorporated the offence of murder in the report.
The interim charge sheet was filed under Section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before a judicial magistrate (East) and requested for 15-days time to file a final charge sheet.
In the interim charge sheet, IO Sub-Inspector Mohammad Saleem Khan nominated 13 detained and absconding members of the hospital’s administration and medical staff.
The police detained staff of the hospital in prison on judicial remand. The people included female staffer Sobia Irshad, nursing in-charge Atif Javed, deputy administration officer Ahmer Shahzad, nursing assistant Agha Moiz, while chief medical head Dr Sharjeel Husain and night duty doctor Atiya Ahmed were shown on bail
The chairman of the Darul Sehat Hospital Amir Chishti, vice-chairman Syed Ali Farhan, director (HR) Irfan Aslam, executive director Dr Shehzad Alam, nursing head Dr Rizwan Azmi and Syed Shabbar Hussain Zaidi were highlighted as absconders in the interim charge sheet.
In the charge sheet, the IO had mentioned that he inspected the private health facility, collected evidence, including the CCTV footage showing staffer Sobia Irshad preparing the injection and later nursing assistant Agha Moiz injecting the same to the girl.
The IO said statements of complainant and suspects had been recorded and listed 25 persons as witnesses. The judge gave the IO until May 5 to submit the final charge sheet.