AMRI fire: HC asks why were slum dwellers rewarded

During the hearing on the bail petitions of the five directors of the AMRI Hospital,the Calcutta High Court asked as to why the state government offered rewards to slum dwellers near the hospital.

In reply,a counsel of the state government said they were rewarded for their attempts to save the lives of the patients when the fire broke out at the hospital.

Opposing the bail plea of R S Agarwal,one of the directors of AMRI who is lodged in the SSKM hospital from December 19,advocate Kalyan Banerjee,counsel of the state,said he had attended the board meeting from 2006 to 2010,when the basement of the building was illegally converted from car parking space to stores. He,however,did not attend the board meeting in 2011 due to ill health.

Hearing will be continued on Wednesday.

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