India, April 8 -- Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, director of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH), admitted on Monday that a Rs.10 lakh deposit was mentioned on a hospital form in the case involving the death of a pregnant woman-despite the hospital having no official policy to demand such deposits.

"There is no system in our hospital where doctors are supposed to ask for deposits. I don't know what came into the doctor's mind that day, but he wrote Rs.10 lakh in a box on the admission form. This is not our practice," said Dr Kelkar during a press conference held at the hospital.

The patient, Tanisha Bhise, was allegedly denied admission by DMH over non-payment of the deposit. She later died after delivering her babies at another facility.

Dr Kel...