Doctors face disciplinary action
Neral (Raigad): The death of two-and-a-half-year-old Jaydeep Wagh from Kurkulwadi village in Karjat taluka has taken a troubling turn, with local citizens alleging grave medical negligence and deliberate suppression of evidence by health officials. Residents claim that official lapses at the Kalamb Primary Health Centre (PHC) not only delayed the detection of a suspected murder but also compromised the course of justice.
According to citizens, despite the child’s death being suspicious in nature, two doctors at the Kalamb PHC allegedly declared it a “natural death” without conducting a post-mortem examination. Locals allege that visible injury marks were present on the child’s body, yet no detailed medical examination was carried out, nor was the police informed. The body was reportedly handed over to the family in haste.
Residents allege that this was not an isolated error but a serious act of negligence, possibly aimed at shielding those involved. They claim that these actions resulted in the suspected murder remaining concealed for nearly two days, during which the child’s last rites were performed, causing irreversible damage to the investigation process.
Citizens have also voiced suspicion about possible links between the accused woman in the case and the doctors concerned, further intensifying demands for a comprehensive, impartial and transparent probe into the entire episode.
It has also emerged that administrative action against the doctors was initiated only after sustained follow-up by The Perfect Voice.
While speaking to, ‘The Perfect Voice’, District Health Officer (Additional Charge) Dr. Anand Gosavi confirmed that disciplinary action has been taken against Dr. Jayshree Pagare, a permanent medical officer, and Dr. Vishal Kewari, a contract doctor at Kalamb PHC, under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979. He added that a further inquiry into their conduct is underway and that both doctors will be transferred shortly.
However, citizens have strongly objected to what they term “limited administrative action,” arguing that transfer or departmental proceedings alone are grossly inadequate. In view of the serious allegations suppression of evidence in a suspicious child death, manipulation of official records, and failure to inform the police there is an emphatic demand for strict legal action against all those responsible.
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