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Relatives Vandalize Pune’s Sahyadri Hospital After Patient’s Death as Police Detain Suspects

The hospital attributes the death to long-standing comorbidities, with a complaint to follow.

Overview

  • Police said more than a dozen relatives damaged glass entrances and windows at Sahyadri Hospital in Hadapsar on Wednesday morning after a patient died during treatment.
  • Officers responded around 11 a.m., began detaining people involved, and reported no injuries at the scene.
  • According to police, the crowd pelted stones and used barricade stands to break glass at the facility’s entrance.
  • The patient’s son alleged negligence, claiming staff made his father sit in a wheelchair, causing stitches to snap and his condition to worsen before his death Tuesday night.
  • Hospital COO Dr. Sunil Rao said 77-year-old Keru Sadashiv Sapkal was treated for a perforation following acute pancreatitis, experienced a slow decline due to comorbidities, died Wednesday morning, and the hospital will file a police complaint.