Overview

• Vashi police registered an FIR under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the National Medical Commission Act against Drs. Chandan and D.V. Pandit for rash cataract surgeries that left six seniors partially or fully blind.
• The NMMC has placed both doctors on leave and opened an internal investigation to gather evidence and victim testimonies about unauthorized procedures at a private Vashi clinic.
• The Maharashtra Medical Council has sought written explanations and will summon the doctors for a disciplinary hearing that could result in license suspension or revocation.
• Preliminary findings cite failures to follow national pre-operative protocols for diabetic patients and the use of substandard lenses linked to pseudomonas infections.
• Internal records show Dr. Chandan Pandit was suspended for negligence in 2016 and reinstated in 2017 without a full inquiry, highlighting gaps in local medical oversight.