Pune Doctor Assaulted at Sassoon Hospital After Asking Patient's Relative to Stop Filming CPR

A postgraduate doctor at Pune's Sassoon General Hospital was allegedly assaulted while administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after asking a patient's relative to stop filming the emergency treatment. The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on July 25 in Ward No. 40 of the government-run hospital after the patient's family brought him in with a cardiac arrest. Following a complaint by Dr. Vrushak Shivhar Chincholkar, Bund Garden Police registered an FIR against Dhanraj Krishna Pille under the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act. According to The Times of India, the patient later died despite prolonged resuscitation efforts.

According to The Times of India, Dhanraj Krishna Pille brought his father to Sassoon General Hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest. As doctors performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Pille allegedly began recording the procedure on his mobile phone.

According to the complaint filed by Dr. Vrushak Shivhar Chincholkar, the doctor asked him to stop filming after informing him that videography is prohibited inside the ward. The Indian Express reported that the accused allegedly abused the doctor before pushing him, striking him on the head, and obstructing treatment.

A Bund Garden police officer told the The Indian Express, "The relative allegedly began abusing him, leading to an argument. He then charged at the doctor, threatened him with dire consequences, and fled the hospital." Despite prolonged resuscitation efforts, the patient's father later died.

Based on Dr. Chincholkar's complaint, Bund Garden Police registered an FIR under the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act. Police Sub-Inspector Wankhede told The Times of India that the case has been registered and further investigation is underway.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure performed when a person's heart stops beating. During resuscitation, doctors and nurses must work quickly and without interruption to improve the patient's chances of survival.

Hospitals generally prohibit unauthorized filming inside treatment areas to protect patient privacy and allow healthcare professionals to focus on emergency care without distractions. In this case, the doctor told police he asked the patient's relative to stop recording because videography was not permitted inside the ward.

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The alleged assault has renewed concerns about the safety of healthcare workers, particularly those providing emergency care, where treatment often depends on quick decisions and uninterrupted teamwork. Incidents involving violence or interference can delay medical care and place both patients and healthcare professionals at risk.

Police registered the FIR under the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, which aims to protect healthcare workers from violence while on duty. The matter is under investigation.

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