<p>A man died after he was sucked into an MRI machine at a hospital run by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation late on Saturday.<br /><br />The victim, Rajesh Maru (32), was a salesman and the sole bread-winner of his family.<br /><br />A resident of Lalbaug, Maru had gone to see his sister's mother-in-law, Laxmiben (62), at the Nair Hospital.<br /><br />"A ward boy told him to carry an oxygen cylinder to the MRI room, which is prohibited," said Maru's brother-in-law Harish Solanki.<br /><br />"As he entered the room, the MRI machine sucked him due to the magnetic field as he had an oxygen cylinder,” Maru added.<br /><br />The victim's relatives and members of the Maru community -<br />from Gujarat and Rajasthan – staged a sit-in protest outside the Dean's chamber on Sunday.<br /><br />The Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI is a test that uses powerful magnets, radio waves and a computer to generate detailed pictures of the human body. Unlike X-rays and CT scans, an MRI doesn't use radiation.<br /><br />The B Y L Nair Ch Hospital & T N Medical College is among the premier medical institutions of Mumbai.<br /><br />The accused are Dr Siddharth Shah, ward boy Vitthal Chavan and lady ward attendant Sunita Surve - and they are being formally placed under arrest.<br /><br />A case has been registered and three people, including a doctor, have been booked and are being formally placed under arrest.<br /><br />"The investigation is in progress," said DCP Deepak Deoraj.<br /><br />The CCTV footage of the incident has been handed over to the police by the hospital authorities.<br /><br />Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to Maru's family.<br /><br />“I spoke to the chief minister. He has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh from the CM’s Relief Fund,” said BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha.<br /><br />DH News Service<br /></p>
<p>A man died after he was sucked into an MRI machine at a hospital run by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation late on Saturday.<br /><br />The victim, Rajesh Maru (32), was a salesman and the sole bread-winner of his family.<br /><br />A resident of Lalbaug, Maru had gone to see his sister's mother-in-law, Laxmiben (62), at the Nair Hospital.<br /><br />"A ward boy told him to carry an oxygen cylinder to the MRI room, which is prohibited," said Maru's brother-in-law Harish Solanki.<br /><br />"As he entered the room, the MRI machine sucked him due to the magnetic field as he had an oxygen cylinder,” Maru added.<br /><br />The victim's relatives and members of the Maru community -<br />from Gujarat and Rajasthan – staged a sit-in protest outside the Dean's chamber on Sunday.<br /><br />The Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI is a test that uses powerful magnets, radio waves and a computer to generate detailed pictures of the human body. Unlike X-rays and CT scans, an MRI doesn't use radiation.<br /><br />The B Y L Nair Ch Hospital & T N Medical College is among the premier medical institutions of Mumbai.<br /><br />The accused are Dr Siddharth Shah, ward boy Vitthal Chavan and lady ward attendant Sunita Surve - and they are being formally placed under arrest.<br /><br />A case has been registered and three people, including a doctor, have been booked and are being formally placed under arrest.<br /><br />"The investigation is in progress," said DCP Deepak Deoraj.<br /><br />The CCTV footage of the incident has been handed over to the police by the hospital authorities.<br /><br />Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to Maru's family.<br /><br />“I spoke to the chief minister. He has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh from the CM’s Relief Fund,” said BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha.<br /><br />DH News Service<br /></p>
