Updated On: 10 August, 2025 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Amarjeet Singh
While the NMMC’s health department is collecting evidence and statements from the clinic and the victims’ families, the MMC’s involvement adds a regulatory and disciplinary dimension to the case

The controversial surgeries were peformed at a private clinic. Representational pic/iStock
The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will soon summon the doctors from Vashi who have been accused of negligence in a case where six elderly patients reportedly lost their vision following cataract surgeries in Navi Mumbai.
MMC administrator Dr Vinky Rughwani confirmed to Sunday mid-day that the council has taken cognisance of the matter.
Rughwani said, “We will be calling the doctors concerned for a hearing soon. We have also sent them communication seeking their explanation regarding the allegations.”