India, April 9 -- Pune Police approached Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) and BJ Medical College (BJMC) to seek expert medical opinion in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman who was allegedly denied treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital. The woman later passed away on March 31 at Manipal Hospital, the officials said.

The five-member committee, constituted by the public health department, had submitted its preliminary findings to the Pune police commissioner on 5 April, recommending further action. The committee, in its report, held the DMH guilty of violating norms that prohibit charitable trust hospitals from demanding advance payments in emergency cases. Besides, another enquiry by a committee appointed by chief ministe...