Dyaneshwar Patil, a 35-year-old cyclist from Navi Mumbai, who was knocked down by a police van, at 7.30 am on Saturday in Ghansoli, had to traverse four hospitals over 12 hours in a metropolis like Mumbai before he could get his CT scan done.

Dyaneshwar Patil, a 35-year-old man from Navi Mumbai, was knocked down by a police van at 7.30 am at Ghansoli yesterday. Around 4 pm, Patil was taken  to KEM Hospital where he was turned down after admission, as the CT scan machine was not operational. Pic/Richa Pinto

Surprisingly, rather than helping him, the cops fled the scene and it was left to Patil’s wife, Anita, to run from pillar to post and ensure that her husband gets proper medical treatment.