Overview
- In the early hours of November 8, a 57-year-old woman, Saida Shaikh, was brought to Cooper Hospital in critical condition and declared dead after CPR, after which a relative allegedly assaulted the CMO, a resident doctor, and an intern.
- Juhu police registered an FIR against Sameer Abdul Jabbar Shaikh under the Maharashtra Medicare Protection Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, and officers said he was served notice and allowed to leave after the offence was recorded.
- CCTV footage of the incident circulated online as medical bodies accused on-site security of failing to intervene and called for suspension of negligent personnel.
- Resident doctors at Cooper launched a strike and staged a protest on Saturday, while MARD set a 5 pm Monday, November 10 deadline for concrete security assurances or mass leave that would suspend non-emergency services at KEM, Sion, Nair, and Cooper.
- BMC deployed additional guards at Cooper and scheduled a high-priority meeting on Monday with senior health officials, as unions pressed for trained or armed marshals, controlled access, panic alarms, real-time CCTV monitoring with 30-day backup, and regular safety audits.