Mumbai, May 29 -- Police have registered an FIR against a senior government hospital doctor in Maharashtra's Latur district, after an audio clip surfaced in which he allegedly instructed a colleague to "kill" a Covid-19 patient during the peak of the pandemic in 2021, an official said on Thursday.
The audio, now widely circulated on social media, reportedly captures a conversation between Dr. Deshpande, then additional district surgeon at Udgir Government Hospital, and Dr. Shashikant Dange, who was posted at a Covid care centre.
The exchange is said to have taken place when hospitals were overwhelmed and resources were scarce.
In the clip, Dr. Deshpande is allegedly heard telling Dr. Dange, "Don't allow anyone to go inside, just kill tha...