Three days after abortion, woman delivers lifeless foetus in bathroom

It was a painful moment for Ketan Mahajan 31 and his wife Pooja Mahajan 25 when she was advised to abort her pregnancy due to abnormal development of the foetus But the couple was in for even more distress after a Kandivli hospital allegedly botched the procedure Three days after the doctor claimed to have extracted the baby Pooja was taken aback when she miscarried the foetus in the washroomKetan and Pooja had gone to Shivam Hospital in Kandivli on January 2 to abort the fourmonthold foetus Pooja was admitted and the procedure was performed the same day Pooja remained in physical agony for days after the abortion which the doctor shrugged off as normal discharging her on January 4Ketan and Pooja Mahajan have submitted a written complaint to the police against Shivam Hospital PicAtul KambleBut what happened the next day at their Malad residence was far from normal Pooja went to the bathroom and ended up delivering the lifeless foetus there Her husband recalled We were told by doctors at Shivam Hospital that the foetus had been removed They claimed it had come out in fragments and asked whether any family member wanted to take a look We refused But a day after discharge we were shocked when Pooja went to washroom and the entire foetus came outThe family wrapped the foetus and immediately rushed to Shivam hospital We insisted on meeting the doctor But the hospital management informed us that the doctors would not meet us Finally I took Pooja to a BMC hospital Doctors there did a sonography scan upon which they found and removed several blood clots left inside her body Ketan addedKetan and Pooja at their home in Malad PicAtul KambleBMC steps inThe couple immediately complained to the police submitting a written complaint alleging the hospital was negligent While the police are yet to register a case the Mahajans found support from local MNS workersThe couple also complained to the BMC which dashed off a letter to the Maharashtra Medical Council MMC about the case giving a muchneeded boost to Ketan and Poojas struggle for justice BMC authorities have been cooperating But this is not the case with the police The cops refused to register our case They just took our written complaint along with custody of the foetus to send to JJ hospital for tests We are awaiting action from the police said KetanThe other sideMeanwhile Dr Shivraj Patria proprietor of the hospital countered with allegations of his own Dr Patria claimed that the patients family and the MNS had tried to exploit the situationThe patient had an incomplete abortion at home and had come bleeding to the hospital The allegation that the abortion was botched is totally false In fact the family members came here with MNS members It was the hospital management who informed the policeThe patients family and an MNS leader demanded Rs 1 lakh each from the hospital We refused to pay which is why this case is being blown out of proportion he said He further stated that the patient had been treated by a gynaecologist Dr Rahul Shah I own the hospital But I have nothing to do with the patient Dr Patria saidExtortion claims baselessDinesh Salvi local MNS leader said he was not in town when the episode took place I got a call from the police station about a few MNS workers who had gathered in support of the Mahajan family I asked the party workers to stay calm and allow the police to perform their dutyTaken aback by allegations of extortion levelled by the hospital management Salvi added The hospital is at fault Forget about our allegations even the medical papers show loud and clear that the doctors botched the abortion Why else were blood clots found in her body Now instead of admitting fault the hospital management is trying to cover up the entire case by levelling extortion charges against the patients family and the MNS This is being done purely to divert attention from the case This was further echoed by the Mahajan familyCopspeakPramod Dhavre senior inspector at Charkop police station said We are following the procedure There is no reason for us to go slow in the case We have categorically told the family that only after receiving the report from JJ hospital will the further course of action be decidedCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates