After rumours of five deaths in the ICU on Thursday at a Kalwa hospital, its dean has clarified that of these only one was in the ICU and the others were not due to negligence. Also on Thursday night, a video surfaced on social media, showing NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad shouting at the staff at Kalwa’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital over alleged medical negligence due to the rumours.

“I received a call from a woman who stated that her husband was left in the ICU hours after his death. How appropriate is it to keep a deceased person in the ICU for so long?” Awhad later told the press. He also criticised the hospital for lacking basic infrastructure.