India, March 27 -- In a first, the Aundh District Hospital (ADH) has referred the case of a youth, 18, who died following alleged medical negligence to an expert panel at Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) for an independent opinion; officials said on Wednesday. The move comes after an internal three-member probe panel set up by the ADH failed to reach a conclusive finding on the circumstances surrounding the youth's death.

On March 10, Hindustan Times had published a report titled, 'Youth dies, family alleges medical negligence at hospital; probe panel formed' about the death of Sanket Suryawanshi, 18, a resident of Sangvi who passed away on March 7. He was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the ADH on March 6 with severe breathin...