A 52-year-old man has been relentlessly pursuing justice for the past 14 months following the death of his 27-year-old son, allegedly due to medical negligence at a private hospital in Vasai. While the police have registered an FIR, the accused doctor has managed to get bail. And, despite the father’s repeated efforts, the local civic authorities have not taken any action against the hospital, merely barring new patient admissions for now.
 
Sharing his ordeal with mid-day, Lalman Gupta said his son, Rupesh Gupta, a software engineer, experienced respiratory issues on March 18 last year and was admitted to Breath Care Hospital in Vasai West.

Breath Care Hospital in Vasai West

“My son was admitted to the ICU at Breath Care Hospital around 11.30 pm on March 18, 2024. However, the pulmonologist, Dr Dharmendra Dubey, neither visited the hospital nor attended to my son, yet a consulting fee of Rs 2500 was charged for his visit,” Gupta said.