India, Oct. 17 -- The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has issued notices to two senior doctors at the VN Desai Hospital, following serious allegations of irregularities in HIV testing at the civic-run hospital in Santacruz.

The doctors-medical superintendent Dr Jairaj Acharya and head of the pathology department, Dr Abhijit Bhanji-have been asked to provide detailed explanations after being accused of exploiting patients by creating an artificial shortage of HIV testing kits at the hospital.

The MMC issued the notices on October 7 following a complaint filed by advocate and health activist Tushar Bhosale last month, highlighting multiple protocol violations and potential misuse of hospital resources. According to the complaint, the HI...