Overview

• The state advisory committee directed Sahyadri Hospitals to stop living-donor liver transplant procedures for one month following a meeting led by Director of Health Services Dr Nitin Ambadekar.
• Deputy Director of Health Dr Bhagwan Pawar said the inquiry panel will be appointed shortly and is expected to submit findings within four weeks.
• Sahyadri Hospitals said it has submitted the complete medical records for the case, received official notices, and will cooperate fully as other transplant and surgical services continue.
• The surgeries took place on August 15, the recipient Bapu Balkrishna Koamkar died on August 17 after cardiogenic shock, and donor Kamini Koamkar died on August 21 following infection, hypotensive shock, and multi-organ dysfunction.
• The Pune Municipal Corporation and the state health department issued notices seeking details and video footage, and the family has alleged medical negligence and sought a probe.