Sex racket busted, six held in Gurgaon
The Gurgaon police have busted a sex racket operating from a spa and massage parlour at a popular mall on MG Road in Gurgaon, and arrested five women and a man. Assistant Commissioner of Police (DlF) Rao Dalbeer Singh said following a tip-off, a police team raided the spa and massage parlour at DT City Centre mall on Tuesday evening. Five women in the age group of 20 to 30 years and a man, who is believed to be a client, were arrested. Before the raid, police had sent a dummy customer there to ascertain the activities. As the dummy customer gave a go-ahead signal, the police team raided the parlour and arrested the accused, Singh said. The arrested women belong to North-Eastern States of the country, while the man hails from Gurgaon. The owner of the parlour on the run, Singh added.
Apollo Hospital treats 500 Pakistani liver patients
After conducting 500 liver transplants on patients from Pakistan, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital became the first hospital in the country to treat so many patients from a single foreign country for the same disease. The hospital achieved a success rate of 90 per cent among the 500 treated. Pakistani patients constitute 29 per cent of the total liver transplants performed at the hospital. “From the time we performed the first successful liver transplant in India in 1998, the Apollo Transplant Program has performed1,700 liver transplants in children and adults. Our experience with so many Pakistani patients and their families has taught us so much about Pakistani culture and the similarities between our societies. last year, the Apollo Transplant Program performed 1,456 (390 liver, 1,066 kidney) transplants on patients from 23 countries and for the second year remained the busiest solid organ transplant program in the world. Our first recipient remains well, 15 years post liver transplant,” said Prof Anupam Sibal, group medical director and senior pediatric gastroenterologist, Apollo Hospitals, Delhi.
Eye check-up camp organised at Tihar Jail
An eye check-up camp was organised at Tihar Jail, in which 224 inmates were examined by a group of senior doctors from AIIMS. 224 inmates — including 214 refraction cases, five cataract cases and others with referral cases — were examined. Inmates were also provided with medicines and spectacles, said Sunil Gupta, spokesperson (Delhi Prisons). The camp was organised at jail number five in association with Gandhi Samriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), and Department of Community Ophthalmology (DCO), All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) with the assistance of RK Memorial Foundation (RKMF). “Since the responsibility of inmates’ health falls under the domain of State, Delhi Prisons used to organise such camps on regular basis. Delhi Prisons are well equipped with round-the-clock medical facility in the jail premises having 110 medical staff and 200 para-medical staff. Besides, around 50 NGOs are associated with it,” he said.
Veer Kunwar’s birth anniversary celebrated
Veer Kunwar Singh Foundation on Wednesday celebrated the 157th birth anniversary of Veer Kunwar Singh where he was remembered for his contributions during freedom movement. The members of foundation hailed his work for improving moral values in society also. The anniversary was celebrated at Constitution Club where Bindeshwari, chairman of Sulabh International, along with scores of dignitaries also participated. Nirmal Kumar, president of the foundation, said that Veer Kunwar Singh was a symbol of communal harmony, peace and equality. He contributed a lot by ignoring caste, creed, society and regional values. He always fought for truth with courage. “He, along with Tatya Tope, a freedom fighter, came openly against British regime and fought battles with them. His bravery was witnessed in battle of 1857 when he went to Kanpur for defeating Britishers. He became the leader of freedom movement which encouraged other to raise their voice against British rule,” said Kumar on the occasion.