Pune, April 4 -- A pregnant woman died in Pune after being allegedly denied treatment due to lack of money by the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here, her relatives said. The Pune District Collector has formed a three-member committee to investigate the matter and submit its report in the next two days.

The incident ignited protests and several women workers of the Pune BJP unit vandalised the private clinic where Tanisha Bhise was admitted after being turned down by the Mangeshkar hospital. The deceased woman's husband is the close associate of BJP MLC Amit Gorkhe.

According to victim's relatives, she was not admitted to the hospital despite being in a very serious condition.

Priyanka Patil, sister-in-law of Tanisha Bhise, said that th...