India, April 8 -- A week after the death of Tanisha Bhise, after she was denied emergency treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH), Pune, Dr Sushrut Ghaisas, consulting gynaecologist of the hospital resigned from his post. In his resignation letter Dr Ghaisas stated the reason behind the move was intense public anger, social media backlash and threat calls following Bhise's death.

This was corroborated by the hospital's medical director Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, who underlined that Dr Ghaisas "has been under tremendous mental pressure due to public outrage" and that he fears "this will impact his ability to treat other patients". He however added that Dr Ghaisas will continue treating his existing patients for the next two to three da...