Waking up to the
security needs after the kidnap of a six-day infant from a private
hospital at Chaderghat recently, city hospitals are strengthening the
security apparatus to avoid such incidents.Both government and
private hospitals are planning to enhance the security on their premises
while a few of them are even considering installing surveillance
cameras.Dr Zaibunnisa’s Imtiyaz Hospital at New Malakpet, from
where the infant was kidnapped, has decided to go for Closed-Circuit
Television (CCTV) cameras to monitor the movement of visitors.Hospital
manager Amer Akbar told Expresso that they will soon be having five
woman and seven male security personnel guarding the patients and
premises. “The kidnap was an unfortunate incident but it ended on a
happy note. To prevent such incidents in future, we have decided to hire
private security personnel and instal CCTVs at strategic points in the
hospital,” he said.Meanwhile, the government hospitals, including
the Niloufer and maternity hospital, have increased the head count of
their security staff. This correspondent, when he tried to visit a few
wards in these hospitals, was promptly stopped by the security guards.
Visitors were being allowed only to the out-patient (OP) wards.“After
the kidnap at the Imtiyaz hospital, we have instructed all the security
personnel to keep a strict vigil on the visitors and maintain a
register to record details of visitors, attendants and relatives of
patients visiting the hospital. Besides, there is a police outpost at
the hospital. If necessary, we will also instal CCTVs to track the
visitors,” Niloufer hospital Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Usha Rani
said. The Government Maternity Hospital, Nayapul also has tight security
in place and visitors are not being allowed into maternity and other
emergency wards. “We issue entry passes to visitors and patient
relatives. Our security staff will permit only the pass-holders to go
inside the maternity ward, intensive care and emergency care units,”
said Dr Hymavathi, RMO.At the Gandhi general hospital, however,
things are very different. In the absence of any security, theft of
personal belongings of patients and attendants is quite common there.
When approached, the hospital authorities were reluctant to speak on the
security arrangements.The hospital caters not only to the needs
of the city folk but also to patients from surrounding districts.Meanwhile,
Hyderabad District Medical and Health Officer Dr Jayakumari said they
have asked the managements of all hospitals, private and government, to
take precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incidents.
Family
disputes behind infant's abduction?
Even as the Chaderghat
police are still in the dark about the motive behind the kidnap of an
infant on Monday, they do not rule out family disputes being the reason
for the abduction.The six-day-old baby, kidnapped by two women
from Dr. Zaibunnisa's Imtiyaz Hospital at Chaderghat, was found
abandoned, in a bag, at Madhapur on Tuesday.Police suspect that
the differences between the infant’s mother, who came back to the city
from Saudi Arabia, and her in-laws could have led to the kidnap. Special
teams are on a hunt for the two accused.
Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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