India, Oct. 20 -- In a shocking case, six doctors in Ahmednagar (Ahilya Nagar) have been booked for culpable homicide, medical negligence, forgery, and violations of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Police said the body of a 79-year-old patient, missing since 2020, has still not been traced.

The case was registered on Saturday following directions from the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court. The complaint was filed by Ashok Babanrao Khokarale (47), a resident of Savedi village, Ahmednagar, after the disappearance of his father Babanrao Khokarale's (79) body in August 2020.

According to the complaint, Babanrao was admitted on August 13, 2020, to a Covid care centre run by Dr Sachin Pandu...