What is the infected blood scandal and will victims get compensation?

What is the infected blood scandal and will victims get compensation?

Image source, Getty Images By Jim Reed Health reporter Thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. A public inquiry into what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history will publish its findings in May, but … Read more

Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says

Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says

“I’ve heard so many heartbreaking stories about the problems they’re having in terms of getting access to the medical care that they need, but also the impact that it’s had on the parents who have had to give up their work, give up their businesses and stay at home and care for their children,” Dr … Read more

Cyberabad police refund Rs 1.49 cr to victims of cybercrimes

Cyberabad police refund Rs 1.49 cr to victims of cybercrimes

The Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police has processed 39 cases for the put-on-hold amount in cases of financial fraud since January 1, 2024. A refund of Rs 1,49,41,670 will be credited to the victims’ accounts, the deputy commissioner of police – cyber crimes, Cyberabad Commisionerate K Narsimha said in a press statement. This comes after the … Read more

Over ₹10 crore released in aid to victims of sex crimes under Aswasanidhi project

Over ₹10 crore released in aid to victims of sex crimes under Aswasanidhi project

Nearly 1,400 victims of sex crimes and highly heinous gender-based violence have collectively received an interim financial relief to the tune of ₹10.17 crore under the Aswasanidhi project of the Women and Child Development department since its inception in 2018. The Nirbhaya cell of the department shared details of the project in response to a … Read more

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

The Manipur women victims had made an urgent mentioning before Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that the CBI intended to record their statement at noon on August 1. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on August 1 stopped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from “recording the statements” of the two … Read more

Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more

Morning Digest | ED does not have power to seek police remand: T.N. Minister Senthil Balaji argues in SC; NCW chief meets victims of sexual violence in Manipur, and more

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai. The Minister who is facing money-laundering charges in the cash-for-jobs scam, said on July 26, 2023 in the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to seek his police custody. | … Read more