India, Aug. 25 -- The state health department has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a couple following a liver transplant at Sahyadri Hospital, Pune, and on Sunday issued a notice to the hospital seeking complete details of the case.

In the notice served by deputy director Dr Nagnath Yempalle, the hospital has been instructed to submit all details regarding the procedure followed during the transplant.

"We have issued a notice to the hospital and sought details of the recipient and the donor, their video recordings, and the line of treatment. The hospital has been asked to furnish all the details by Monday, 10 am," Dr Yempalle said on Sunday.

The case involves Bapu Komkar (49), who underwent a liver transplant surgery at Sahyad...