Pregnant woman dies after Pune hospital refuses treatment, protests erupt

A 7-month-pregnant woman carrying twins died after allegedly being denied treatment at Pune’s Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital due to lack of funds.

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00:00This pregnant woman lost her life after a hospital allegedly denied her treatment due

00:10to lack of funds.

00:12This incident took place at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune, where Tanisha Bhise, a seven-month

00:17pregnant woman carrying twins, was reportedly refused urgent medical care because her family

00:22couldn't pay Rs 10 lakh upfront.

00:24Her husband, Sushant Bhise, claimed he pleaded with hospital authorities, offering Rs 3 lakh

00:29immediately but was turned away.

00:32Despite being in critical condition, Tanisha was turned away by the hospital.

00:55The family rushed Tanisha to another hospital, where she gave birth but complications led

01:26Sushant, who worked as a private secretary to a BJP MLC, reached out to authorities but

01:33no action was taken in time.

01:35The incident sparked outrage and protests across Pune and Bharastra.

01:49Later BJP women protesters were booked for vandalising a separate clinic which had no

01:54links to Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in question.

01:56Meanwhile, the hospital denied the allegations, denying that admission was refused over money,

02:01citing a high-risk pregnancy and premature twins needing intensive care.

02:06It suggested shifting to Sassoon General Hospital due to high treatment costs.

02:11The administration claimed that the family had not followed medical advice and that the

02:15complaint was made out of anger over the advance payment demand.

02:19In response to the controversy, the Maharashtra government set up a five-member committee

02:23to investigate the case.

02:25Officials assured that action would be taken based on the findings.

02:28However, in a recent statement, the hospital administration announced that they will no

02:32longer require deposits for any kind of hospitalisation moving forward.