India, March 10 -- A day after the family of a now-deceased 18-year-old youth alleged medical negligence at Aundh District Hospital in Pune, the health department has appointed a three-member probe panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death, officials said.

According to a complaint submitted by the late youth's family on Monday, March 9 to Pune district civil surgeon Dr Nagnath Yempalle, the deceased, Sanket Suryawanshi, a resident of Sangvi, was suffering from pneumonia and was brought to the hospital at around 11.30 pm on March 6 with severe breathing difficulty. His blood oxygen saturation level was reportedly between 60 and 70, indicating a critical condition.

The family alleged that despite the seriousness of his ...