Delhi hospital fire: Police to check call records of owners, question on-duty doctor

The Delhi Police will check call and messages records of the hospital owners of the Vivek Vihar facility went up in flames

The Delhi Police will check call and messages records of the hospital owners Dr Naveen Khichi and Dr Akash, and question Dr. Khichi's wife, who was on duty at the time when the Vivek Vihar facility went up in flames, leading to the death of seven newborns.

A senior police officer said they will also question the DGHS officials under whose jurisdiction the hospital came and was found to be flouting several safety norms.

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Investigators have already seized the mobile phones of the accused.

"As a part of investigation we have taken their mobile phones to know about the call records and messages shared between them. We will also check that if any message was later deleted," a senior police officer privy to the investigation said, adding, if need be, the mobile phones of other staff members will also be checked.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has summoned Dr Khichi's wife, Jagriti, who is a dentist and a co-owner of the Vivek Vihar hospital.

Police have asked the hospital owners to submit the degrees and certificates of the doctors, nurses and paramedic staff employed at the facility.