Summary:
They also advised Purohit to take the body to a government hospital for post mortem," the official said.However, Purohit drove around looking for private hospitals, police said. "He then called some people from his community who advised him to take the body to a hospital run by the community," the official said. "Purohit, along with a friend, rushed his wife to a private hospital at around 2:30am where doctors declared her dead on arrival. "Purohit has said that he didn't want to take the body to a government hospital as he wanted to take her to the community-run hospital first," the official said. "However, these community members contacted doctors who advised that the body be taken to a government hospital as a post mortem had to be conducted," the official said.At around 9:30am, Purohit, finally, took the body to the BMC-run Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali (west) whose doctors informed the police..