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Radiation carelessness – 6 Indian professors charged

6 Delhi University teachers face charges. The Asian Age, Sep 03, 2011 |  The Delhi police on Friday filed a charge sheet in a city court against six Delhi University professors in the 2010 Mayapuri radiation case for endangering lives by auctioning an radioactive gamma irradiator without following mandatory precautions.

The chargesheet, filed before metropolitan magistrate Lovleen, covers Delhi University teachers including the then head of chemistry department V.S. Parmar and the then dean of sciences Roop Lal.
Besides them, Rakesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Rastogi, Ashok Prasad and Rita Kakkar have also been chargesheeted under various penal provisions dealing with causing death by rash and negligent acts and causing grievous hurt.
The court is likely to take cognisance of the probe report on September 21. http://www.asianage.com/delhi/6-du-teachers-face-charges-919

September 3, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, Legal