She said many Whorlton Hall patients were “wholly dependent on professional support”, and added: “For each of those sentenced today, it was clear from the evidence in this case that there were occasions where the care they provided was not only devoid of the appropriate respect and kindness required, but also crossed the line into … Read more
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Tiruvannamalai Collector B. Murugesh laying the foundation stone for a building at the Collectorate complex in Tiruvannamalai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Work to construct a three-storey building for housing public grievances meeting hall and space for other office works began on Thursday. Collector B. Murugesh laid the foundation stone for ₹12.17 crore … Read more
A cinema hall in Guwahati was asked to compensate a woman who had to undergo treatment after being bitten by a rat. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The authorities of a cinema hall in Guwahati have been asked to compensate a woman who had to undergo treatment after being bitten … Read more
The court case was the result of a 2019 undercover Panorama investigation into Whorlton Hall. It showed staff mocking and taunting patients. I remember tears running down my cheeks as I watched the secretly filmed footage. It reminded me of a similar investigation, also by Panorama and nearly a decade earlier, that exposed the abuse … Read more
Staff at Whorlton Hall were prosecuted after their behaviour was exposed in a BBC Panorama film. Source link
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached property worth Rs 22.42 crore allegedly linked to gangster Iqbal Mirchi. The attached property includes a cinema hall, a bungalow, a hotel, a farmhouse and land. Iqbal Mirchi is believed to have been an associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and was allegedly involved in a money-laundering case. The … Read more