Overview
- Social Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar was rescued unhurt after an elevator at a Karimnagar private hospital dropped from the first floor on Wednesday night.
- Hospital staff opened the lift door to free him, and reports described the cause as a technical malfunction with no official findings released yet.
- The minister lodged a local complaint through his aide and directed the district medical and health officer to review the hospital’s permissions.
- Choppadandi MLA Medipally Satyam asked the district collector to order a citywide inquiry into private hospitals, citing unqualified staff, broken lifts, a lack of wheelchairs, poor hygiene, and inflated bills.
- He also sought a special inspection committee and license cancellations for violators, a move that could lead to broader checks and safety upgrades across facilities.