Fugitive Lab Technician Arrested in HIV Blood Transfusion Case Jamshedpur | Ranchi News


Fugitive Lab Technician Arrested in HIV Blood Transfusion Case Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur: West Singhbhum police on Saturday arrested a fugitive lab technician, accused in the transfusion of HIV-positive blood to five children with thalassaemia at Sadar Hospital, Chaibasa, in Oct last year.Police arrested Manoj Kumar from Ranchi about 70 days after the FIR was lodged against him at Sadar police station on Feb 7 this year. Parents of the five children had lodged the complaint after Jharkhand high court ordered registration of the FIR on Feb 4.Sadar police station officer in-charge Tarun Kumar told the media that the accused will be thoroughly interrogated.After the case came to light, state govt suspended West Singhbhum civil surgeon and hospital in-charge Dr Sushanto Majhee and removed Kumar from the job.The case is currently pending hearing before the high court.



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