The stolen documents reportedly contained details relating to HIV, HCV, HBsAg and other blood-transfusion-related tests of donors.
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Confidential records containing sensitive medical information of blood donors were allegedly stolen from the blood bank of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bengaluru after an unidentified person allegedly gained unauthorised entry into the facility.
According to a complaint filed by the in-charge medical officer of the blood bank, a junior lab technologist working in the Transfusion Transmitted Infection (TTI) section had kept confidential records relating to blood donors from May, June, and July in a cupboard in the TTI room around 4 p.m. on September 24.
When staff returned the next morning, they found the cupboard open and discovered that the records had been removed. The stolen documents reportedly contained details relating to HIV, HCV, HBsAg and other blood-transfusion-related tests of donors.
The complaint states that an unidentified person entered the institute without authorisation and stole the confidential records. The police have registered a case under Sections 305(a), 331(1) and 331(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and launched an investigation to identify the suspect and recover the documents.
“There is no CCTV footage in and around the area and we have resorted to a conventional way of probing,” a police officer said.
Published – October 01, 2026 08:34 pm IST
