Archive · 11 Aug 2026
KDMC Probes Minor's Pregnancy Test Discrepancy at Shastri Nagar Hospital
A hospital in a city in India is under question.
A young girl went to the hospital because she was not feeling well.
While she was being checked, the hospital did a test.
The test said the girl might be having a baby.
But the girl's family said that could not be true.
They did the same test somewhere else, and that test said no.
The family was very upset.
They said the hospital did not ask their permission first.
Important people from the city government are now looking into what happened.
They want to find out if the hospital made a mistake or did something wrong.
A minor girl's family alleged her pregnancy test returned positive three times at Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli, while a subsequent test outside the hospital was negative.
The girl had visited the civic-run hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with low haemoglobin.
The family claimed the pregnancy test was conducted without adequately informing them and that the minor remained emotionally distressed for nearly 24 hours.
BJP corporator Dipesh Mhatre sought a detailed investigation, questioning whether the parents were informed and how the discrepancy occurred.
KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel ordered an inquiry, and Chief Medical Officer Dr Deepa Shukla said a committee was constituted to investigate the matter.
- Who
- A minor girl and her family, BJP corporator Dipesh Mhatre, KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel, and KDMC Chief Medical Officer Dr Deepa Shukla.
- What
- Allegations that a minor's pregnancy test was positive three times at Shastri Nagar Hospital but negative in an outside test, prompting a KDMC-ordered investigation.
- When
- Reported around August 11, 2026.
- Where
- Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli, run by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).
- Why
- The family questioned the accuracy of the hospital's test results, the circumstances of the testing, and whether proper consent was obtained.
- Hospital
- Shastri Nagar Hospital, Dombivli
- Governing body
- Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC)
- Allegation
- Pregnancy test positive three times at hospital; negative in outside test
- Reason for hospital visit
- Treatment for low haemoglobin
- Allegation raised by
- BJP corporator Dipesh Mhatre
- Inquiry ordered by
- KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel
- Committee announced by
- Chief Medical Officer Dr Deepa Shukla
- Report date
- August 11, 2026