Pune: In a disturbing revelation, doctors at Sassoon Government Hospital in Pune have been found abandoning destitute patients in remote areas.
This shocking misconduct was uncovered by social activists Dadasaheb and Ritesh Gaikwad, who set up a trap after suspecting foul play when a patient went missing.
How Was the Incident Uncovered?
A patient admitted by Dadasaheb at Sassoon Hospital went missing. This raised suspicions, and along with Ritesh, he set up a trap. They admitted another patient to Sassoon Hospital.
Meanwhile, early in the morning, Ritesh was waiting outside Sassoon with his rickshaw. A doctor named Aadi from Sassoon brought the patient out, abandoned the patient in a remote location, and left in a car along with another staff member. Following this, Dadasaheb and Ritesh Gaikwad filed a case with the Yerawada police.
Eyewitness Statement
Ritesh Gaikwad, the eyewitness and complainant in this case said, "Through the Patient Support Foundation, we take care of destitute patients and those living on footpaths by taking them to shelters.
Meanwhile, we received information that doctors at Sassoon were abandoning destitute patients in remote locations instead of treating them. After learning about this, we set up a trap for the past two to three months."
Ritesh Gaikwad further explained, "Yesterday, while I was waiting outside Sassoon, a doctor named Adi approached and said he needed to drop off a patient.
He then explained that it's difficult to manage and treat destitute patients, so they abandon them in remote locations. For this, they have arranged a rickshaw driver, whom they pay 500 to 600 rupees."
