Police investigation revealed that Dr. Gupta had spent approximately 3 minutes per patient, and not followed infection control protocols. Dr. Gupta was arrested and released on bail 27 days after the incident. In the absence of obtaining prior sanction, the entire prosecution case becomes ab initio, void and becomes unsustainable.”The decision is likely to be challenged, said Colin Gonsalves, lawyer appearing in the case. Neither were they sterilised nor new needles taken for each case.” It further added that Dr. Gupta used only one laparoscope, without disinfecting it after each use. When asked about targets, Dr. Gupta had told The Hindu last year: “If I am wrong, all my senior officials are also in the wrong.

Source: The Hindu February 20, 2017 19:07 UTC