India, May 23 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Friday constituted a four-member inquiry committee to investigate the death of a six-year-old girl during an eye procedure at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, amid allegations of medical negligence by the family.

The committee has been asked to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances leading to the child's death and submit a detailed report within seven days.

The panel will be headed by Dr Prashant Bothe, the medical superintendent of Kamla Nehru Hospital. Other members include two paediatricians, Dr Smita Sangade and Dr Kiran Mahankale, and anaesthetist Dr Aarti Kadam, all from Kamla Nehru Hospital.

The inquiry was ordered after the death of the child on May 18, who h...