Godman’s ‘rituals' on ICU patient

PUNE: A video of a `godman' purportedly performing rituals on a 25-year-old woman patient in the ICU of a reputed private hospital went viral on social media. The woman died of multiple organ failure on Monday. Sandhya Sonawane had approached Dr Satish Chavan, who runs a hospital, for treatment of a lump, one of her relatives told PTI. While Sandhya was in ICU, on March 11 Dr Chavan brought along a godman, who performed some rituals, the relative said. The hospital management said its staff had no role in the episode.