Maharashtra: Sangli Hospital Accused Of Disclosing Woman’s Death After 2 Days To Pocket Extra Money

The Sangli hospital is accused of charging the patient's family for two additional days after the woman's death, the bill for which came up to around Rs 40,000.

The Sangli hospital is accused of charging the patient's family for two additional days after the woman's death. (Photo: ABP Majha)

Mumbai: At a time when doctors have shown resilience in the ongoing fight against pandemic in saving humanity, a shocking incident has surfaced where a doctor from Sangli has been arrested for holding a patient’s body even after her death to pocket extra money.

Sometimes, reality can mirror fiction as people may be reminded of Akshay Kumar starrer 2015 film 'Gabbar Is Back' wherein a hospital was seen lying to a deceased patient's family to be able to charge them for additional medical bills.

The Sangli hospital incident came to the fore after the deceased patient Sayra Hamid Shaikh’s son Salim went to collect her death certificate, ABP Majha reported. In February, Shaikh admitted his mother Aadhar Healthcare after she felt giddy.

He was told that she suffered a minor paralysis attack and was told that she would be discharged in two days. But her health deteriorated and later the patient was shifted to the ICU in a semi-conscious state.

She was given ventilator support and had to undergo dialysis. Relatives were asked to stay away from the patient to avoid any infection. Later on March 10, Salim came to know about her demise. According to the report by the time the body was handed to the son, it was stinking heavily.

Salim told the publication that the hospital generated a bill of Rs 2.15 lakh. However, it was reduced to Rs 1.83 lakh as relief for the Shaikh family. He said the hospital charged for the two extra days after his mother’s demise which came up to around Rs 40,000.

He went back to the hospital on April 20 to collect the death certificate and was shocked to see the document which recorded the date of death as March 8 and not 10. He managed to file a complaint at Islampur police station after consulting advocate and taking help of local activists.