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Operator Fires Two After Katni Ambulance Video as Officials Open Inquiry

The response underscores gaps in oversight of Madhya Pradesh’s privately run 108 emergency service.

Overview

  • The video, recorded Friday, April 24, shows a woman relative washing a 108 ambulance at Katni District Hospital while a critically injured patient was being moved.
  • The patient, 32-year-old Rahul Barman, was hurt in a road crash near Karela village and was first taken to Barhi, then referred from Katni to a medical college in Jabalpur for advanced care.
  • Family members say an ambulance staffer demanded money and forced the woman to clean the blood‑soiled vehicle, with reports identifying the EMT as Mohit Khatik.
  • JAES Projects Pvt Ltd, which runs the 108 service, dismissed the ambulance pilot Deva Sahu and EMT Mohit Khatik after the clip spread online.
  • District officials opened an inquiry, issued notices seeking written replies from the driver and in‑charge within a week, and said the act breached protocol that bars coercing relatives or collecting payments.