NAGAON: The recovery of a healthcare worker triggered tension in the region. The incident took place on Saturday when one Mina Dutta was recovered in an unconscious state.
Mina Dutta, an Accredited Social Health Activist was found in an unconscious state on the side of a road in Nagaon on Saturday. She is a resident of the Hatibondha locality of Koliyabor in Assam.
According to reports, she had accompanied patients to Nagaon on Friday and was missing since then. Hainbargaon Police recovered the medical worker in an unconscious condition and admitted her to a hospital on Saturday. She was undergoing the necessary treatment in a private hospital in the town.
Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) members form an integral part of the healthcare sector of the country. These people usually travel to the villages and endure that the benefits of the government schemes reach the grassroots level of the country.
It is important to note that the jewellery and cash were found missing when the woman was recovered. Speculations are that the ASHA worker was drugged by someone and when she was unconscious, the miscreants looted all her valuables. The latest reports suggest that she was still under medical supervision. More details regarding her condition will be revealed only when she regains consciousness and talks to the authorities.
In another development, the National Health Mission in Nagaon district has been alleged for embezzlement of Rs. 72 crores in the name of various schemes. A case has been registered at Nagaon Sadar Police Station in connection with the Rs. 72 crore scam of the NHM, Nagaon (case no. 216/2023) under Sections 406, 409, 468 and 471. In view of the incident, the Amguri Naba Nirman Samiti also made the people aware of various other crimes or scams taking place in the district of Nagaon. The committee also lodged a complaint to the Chief Minister's Special Vigilance Cell in January regarding this matter, appealing for a probe and stringent action.
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