Archive · 15 Aug 2026
KDMC Suspends Hospital Worker Over Cardboard Instead of Plaster
A man in India hurt his leg and went to a city hospital.
The doctor checked him and said his leg was broken.
The doctor said the man needed a hard cast to protect his leg while it healed.
A hospital worker asked the man's family to give him money to buy the cast material.
When the family said no, the worker put a piece of cardboard around the leg instead.
Someone recorded a video of this and shared it online, where many people saw it.
The city government checked what had happened and found the hospital had plenty of cast materials.
Because of this, the worker was suspended from his job.
The government says it will investigate further and decide what happens next.
KDMC suspended sanitation worker Mukesh Pandit at Kalyan's Rukminibai Hospital.
Pandit allegedly demanded ₹400 from a patient's relatives for plaster material.
After the relatives refused to pay, he allegedly placed cardboard around the patient's fractured leg instead of a cast.
The incident came to light after a video of the patient with the cardboard support went viral on social media.
An inquiry found plaster material was available at the hospital, and Pandit was suspended under Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979.
- Who
- Mukesh Pandit, a sanitation worker at Rukminibai Hospital, and the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), which suspended him. The affected patient was a 54-year-old man with a fractured left leg.
- What
- Pandit allegedly demanded ₹400 from a patient's relatives for plaster material and, when they refused, placed cardboard around the patient's fractured leg instead of applying a plaster cast.
- When
- The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, when the patient arrived at the hospital around 4 pm; action followed after a viral video.
- Where
- Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan, run by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The civic administration found the alleged conduct amounted to misconduct and dereliction of duty that brought disrepute to the hospital, especially since plaster material was already available on site.
- Hospital
- Rukminibai Hospital, Kalyan
- Governing Body
- Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC)
- Suspended Employee
- Mukesh Pandit, sanitation worker
- Alleged Demand
- ₹400 for plaster material
- Patient
- 54-year-old man with left leg fracture
- Incident Time
- Thursday, around 4 pm
- Action Taken
- Suspension under Rule 4 of Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979
- Inquiry Officer
- Medical Health Officer Dr Deepa Shukla