Kolkata: 15 puppy carcasses found on hospital premises, 2 nursing staffers held

Kolkata | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

Summary:

Following an outcry over the incident, hospital authorities and police held a meeting Tuesday morning, during which officials identified the two accused. We will submit our report to Swasthya Bhawan tomorrow,” said Dwaipayan Biswas, Deputy Superintendent of NRS Hospital. The two allegedly confessed while being questioned by a three-member probe committee of hospital authorities and police. However, nurses had complained to hospital authorities about the growing number of puppies inside the campus, but no action was taken. Two nursing staffers were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the carcasses of 15 puppies found dumped on the premises of Neel Ratan Sarkar Hospital in Kolkata’s Sealdah two days ago..