Overview

• Officers discovered Gaikwad, estimated in her 60s or 70s, lying among rotting trash on June 21 and faced eight hours of refusals from multiple hospitals before Cooper Hospital admitted her
• Cooper Hospital dean Dr Sudhir Medhekar reported that her vitals are stable and provisionally diagnosed her with basal cell carcinoma
• Investigators traced her to Poisar in Kandivali East and questioned grandson Sagar Shewale, who denies abandoning her and says she often wanders off due to memory lapses
• Senior Inspector Ravindra Patil said police are reviewing CCTV footage near her home and the Aarey site to reconcile the woman’s claim of being dumped with the family’s account
• The National Cancer Institute in Nagpur has volunteered to transfer Gaikwad for specialised treatment and comprehensive cancer care