A doctor from Sangli has been arrested for keeping a patient’s body even after she had died to make extra money. The family was called only when the body started rotting. The matter came to light after the deceased patient Sayra Hamid Shaikh’s son, Salim, collected her death certificate.

Shaikh took his mother to Aadhar Healthcare on February 24 after she felt giddy. “Doctors said she suffered a minor paralysis attack and suggested we admit her,” Salim said. While Salim was told that Sayra would be discharged in two days, her health deteriorated. “She had trouble breathing and was shifted to the ICU in a semi-conscious state,” Salim said.