The Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) has refused to investigate the alleged medical negligence in the fatal liver transplant case at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Deccan, citing unavailability of expert doctors; officials said.
Pune, India - March 19, 2020: B J Government Medical College's Molecular lab prepares for Coronavirus testing at Sassoon hospital in Pune, India, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times) (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)
The case involves Bapu Komkar, 48, who underwent a liver transplant at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Deccan, on August 15, with his wife Kamini Komkar, 41, as the live donor. Bapu’s health deteriorated soon after the surgery, and he died the same day. Whereas Kamini later developed complications and died during treatment on August 22. The family of the deceased couple have alleged medical negligence on the part of the hospital, and lodged a formal complaint at Deccan police station on August 29, 2025; officials said.