Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Dhol-Tasha Video at YCM Hospital Prompts Concern, Police Inquiry
A video appears to show people playing dhol-tasha instruments at a hospital.
The hospital is run by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
People are worried that the loud sounds could disturb patients and their families.
The video was shared online by advocate Ashok Bhagwan Dhaigude.
It is not yet known who organized the performance.
It is also not known whether hospital officials gave permission.
Police said they will investigate what happened.
They will decide on further action after learning the facts.
A video purportedly shows a dhol-tasha performance inside Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital.
Citizens questioned whether loud percussion should be played within hospital premises.
Senior Police Inspector Suhas Awhad said police would investigate the incident.
Authorities have not established who organized the performance or whether it was authorized.
Police will determine whether any rules were violated before deciding on action.
- Who
- Citizens raised concerns, while Sant Tukaram Nagar police said they would investigate; the video was shared by advocate Ashok Bhagwan Dhaigude.
- What
- A video purportedly shows a dhol-tasha performance inside the premises of Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital.
- When
- The issue arose during the Ganesh festival period; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- Why
- Police are investigating whether the performance was authorized and whether noise-pollution or other applicable rules were violated.
- Facility
- Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, a Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation-run hospital
- Capacity
- 750 inpatient beds
- Police station
- Sant Tukaram Nagar Police Station
- Police official
- Senior Police Inspector Suhas Awhad
- Concern
- Possible disturbance to patients and relatives from loud percussion instruments
- Investigation status
- Police have not confirmed whether an offence was registered
- Key uncertainty
- The organizers, authorization status and circumstances of the recording remain unclear