Ballia,

7 Dec (HS): A staff nurse at the Rasra Community Health Centre in Ballia

district has been charged with forging papers, hiding facts, and using

different dates of birth in several exams, police said on Sunday. An FIR was

launched against nurse Kumudlata Rai in response to a complaint filed by Dr

Manish Jaiswal, Superintendent of the Rasra Community Health Centre. According

to the FIR, Rai, a native of Amarhat village in Mau district, reportedly passed

many tests in different years by using different dates of birth and then

acquired the job by concealing facts. Rasra Police Station in Charge Yogendra

Bahadur Singh stated that a FIR has been filed against the nurse under the

relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an inquiry is underway.

Dr

Sanjeev Verman, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), said on Sunday that Rai, who had

worked as a staff nurse at the Rasra Community Health Centre for over 10 years,

was suspended on Friday. He stated that a departmental investigation proved

that she gained her position with false paperwork. Rai was suspended on the

Director General of Medical and Health Services' orders, and proceedings to

file case against her were commenced, according to the CMO.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi