Cops book the driver and six workers caught partying in the ambulance on the premises of a civic-run hospital in Mira Bhayandar
Amid the health crisis, when the authorities are dealing with the increased need for ambulances, a group of workers were caught partying and drinking alcohol in an ambulance on the premises of a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Mira Bhayandar.
The incident took place inside the compound of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC)-run Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility at Temba in Bhayandar West, around 11.45 pm on Sunday.
On being informed about the party by a local, Police inspector Manisha Patil of Bhayandar police station raided the ambulance with other officers and caught the men red-handed.
Police have registered a suo motu case and booked the six people, including the ambulance driver and six workers who used to sanitise and disinfect the premises.
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The complainant, Police Naik Somnath Narayan More, registered the case under Section Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 85 — Bare Act. The accused have been identified as Sameer Gadghe, the driver, and Vilas Majande, Ajay Khandare, Ravishankar Gupta, Balkrishna Maachi and Gaurav Paste.
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