Two doctors at Sassoon Hospital suspended, dean on leave

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday suspended two doctors of the state-run Sassoon General Hospital after they were arrested in connection with the alleged tampering of blood samples of the minor driver of the Porsche car crash in Pune.

Separately, Dr. Vinayak Kale, Dean of BJ Medical College and Sassoon Civil Hospital, was sent on compulsory leave and the additional charge was given to Dr. Chandrakant Mhaske.

The suspension of Dr. Ajay Taware, Professor and Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, and Dr. Shrihari Halnor, Medical Officer at Sassoon Hospital, was ordered on the recommendation of the Commissioner, Department of Medical Education, Maharashtra.

“The state government has received a report from the three-member committee set up to investigate the allegations. Based on the committee’s report, the Department of Medical Education has issued an order to suspend these two officials (doctors),” said Medical Minister Hasan Mushrif.

Dr. Chandrakant Mhaske is the officiating Dean of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Government Medical College, Baramati, in Pune district.