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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Kolkata: Five years after AMRI fire, trial has miles to go -Sweety Kumari

Kolkata: Five years after AMRI fire, trial has miles to go -Sweety Kumari

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published Published on May 18, 2017   modified Modified on May 18, 2017
-The Indian Express

The fire had broken out on December 9, 2011. Police filed a case against 16 members of the hospital staff on several grounds of negligence; among the charges was culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Kolkata:
OVER FIVE years since a fire killed 92 persons in Kolkata’s AMRI Hospital, families of the victims are worrying about how much longer the trial will drag, with just one of 452 witnesses having been examined so far.

The fire had broken out on December 9, 2011. Police filed a case against 16 members of the hospital staff on several grounds of negligence; among the charges was culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The case went to trial last September.

At the last hearing on May 11 — the next date is Thursday — Calcutta High Court observed that the number of witnesses was beyond a “practical figure” and it was important to bring it down to ensure the trial does not get delayed. If all 452 were to be examined, Justice Joymalyo Bagchi observed, the trial could go on for many years.

Having waited for years, families of the victims agree. “They might have 452 witnesses because the case is a major one but they shouldn’t drag the case any longer,” said Paromita Guha Thakurta, who lost her mother in the fire and is now the president of the AMRI Victims’ Association.

“I personally feel they can classify witnesses into groups. Ten witnesses from deceased families, ten from injured families… that way it will help conclude the trial within a time-frame,” Thakurta said.

“We have been bearing court expenses for so long, and we have neither the courage nor the tenacity to fight further. Many don’t want to face court because it revives the memories of losing a dear one in front of your eyes,” she said.

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The Indian Express, 18 May, 2017, http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kolkata-five-years-after-amri-fire-trial-has-miles-to-go/


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