India, April 10 -- The Pune police have banned any gathering near the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, days after protests by political parties over the death of a pregnant woman disrupted traffic and caused inconvenience to patients, officials said on Wednesday. The order will remain in force from April 9 to April 19.

Tanisha Bhise, wife of the personal secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Amit Gorkhe, was first allegedly refused admission at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, a charitable medical facility, over non-payment of a Rs.10 lakh deposit last month. Subsequently, she died at another facility after giving birth to twin daughters.

Activists of major political parties staged a protest outsi...