The cardiac specialist has claimed that though the license of the hospital had been in his name, he was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the hospital located in south Kolkata.
Chhetri, 11 other directors and four officials of the hospital have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder which entails a punishment of 10 years in jail if found guilty.
They were also charged under various sections of the West Bengal Fire Services Act pertaining to violations of fire safety rules.
Charges were framed against all 16 accused persons, all of whom are out on bail, by the Alipore court on June 30, 2016.
