There have been new twists and turns in the Vijayawada fire incident. Vijayawada police have announced a reward of up to Rs 1 lakh for anyone who will provide information on the absconding management personnel of Ramesh Hospitals, in relation to the investigation into the fire accident at a COVID Care Centre. On August 9, a fire accident that occurred in the early hours of the morning killed ten people. The accident happened at Hotel Swarna Palace in Vijayawada, which was being run as a COVID Care Centre by Ramesh Hospitals to provide basic medical services to patients with mild symptoms.
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Three persons were arrested a day after the accident, including the Chief Operating Officer of Ramesh Hospitals Kodali Raja Gopala Rao, and many people have been questioned as part of the investigation since then. However, more than ten days since the accident, Vijayawada police have said that the higher-level management personnel have not been cooperating with the investigation.
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On Thursday, Vijayawada Commissioner of Police B Srinivasulu gave statements to the media, “If the hospital management has no culpability, they should tell us. They are not telling us anything, other than giving us one letter. We need more documents,” he said. A few days ago, police said that several members of the top management of Ramesh Hospitals, including the Managing Director Dr. Ramesh Babu Pothoneni and a few members of his family, have locked their residences in the city and have gone absconding. The FIR in the incident registered based on a complaint from the Vijayawada Central tehsildar, names the 'management' of Ramesh Hospitals and Hotel Swarna Palace as the accused or suspected parties.
