The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of a serious incident at the District Hospital in Gariyaband, where a female security guard was captured on camera administering an injection to a patient in place of a staff nurse. The incident, which was highlighted in a news report by Dainik Bhaskar, Bilaspur Bhaskar on August 22, 2025, prompted the court to take up the matter despite its original listing date of September 17, 2025. The bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru deemed the matter to be of grave concern, touching upon the very functioning and integrity of the district hospital. Also Read - Former AG Mukul Rohatgi endorses view of 56 judges in support of Amit Shah's Salwa Judum remark The disturbing event came to light after a former Municipal Councilor, who had accompanied his nephew for medical treatment, filmed the security guard in the act. The video quickly went viral, causing significant embarrassment to the Health Department. In response, the Collector of Gariyaband issued show-cause notices to the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. V.S. Navratna, and the Civil Surgeon, Dr. Yashwant Dhruv, warning of potential disciplinary action.
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