India, April 22 -- The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) on Monday initiated an inquiry against Dr Sushrut Ghaisas, the treating doctor of a 37-year-old woman who died last month after allegedly being denied treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH).

The MMC, which took suo motu cognisance of the case, had issued a show-cause notice to Dr Ghaisas on April 9, seeking an explanation regarding the incident. Although the council had summoned both Dr Ghaisas and the deceased woman's family for Monday's hearing, the doctor remained absent, citing the recent case filed against him by Alankar police, officials said.

Dr Ghaisas has already been booked for negligence by Alankar police, following a report by an expert panel from Sassoon Gen...