A shocking case has come to light in Latur, Maharashtra, where the police have registered an FIR against a senior doctor of a government hospital for instructing a colleague to 'kill' a Kovid-19 patient during the pandemic in 2021.

In fact, recently an audio clip went viral on social media in which there was an alleged conversation between the accused Dr. Shashikant Deshpande (who was then Additional district Surgeon at Udgir government Hospital in Latur) and Dr. Shashikant Dange (who was posted at a Kovid-19 care center). This viral clip is allegedly from the peak of the Kovid-19 crisis in 2021, when hospitals were full of patients and resources were low.

'Kill Dayami'

In the conversation, Dr. Deshpande was allegedly heard saying, "Don't allow anyone to go inside, just kill that Dayami (named) woman." To this, Dr Dange responded cautiously, saying the oxygen support had already been reduced. However, the patient's wife Kausar Fatima, Dayami Azimuddin Gausuddin (53), later recovered from the disease. Based on Gausuddin's complaint, the Udgir city police on May 24 registered a case against Deshpande under legal provisions for deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings and other offences.

police seized phone

Inspector dilip Gade said the police have seized Deshpande's mobile phone, issued him a notice and are recording his statement. He also said the police are investigating the authenticity of the audio clip. The police have also issued a notice to Dr Dange. "He is out of the district and will come tomorrow. After that we will seize his mobile phone and investigate," Gade said.

According to the FIR, the complainant said that during the pandemic in 2021, his wife Kausar Fatima (then 41 years old) was found infected with the corona virus. She was admitted to the government hospital in Udgir on april 15, 2021 and was being provided Covid-19 treatment in a building opposite an eye hospital on Nanded Road under the management of the hospital. Dr Dange was treating Covid-19 patients at that centre.

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