Mumbai MBBS student Sejal Pawar faces probe over cadaver remarks at comedy show

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Mumbai's civic-run KEM Hospital has formed a two-member committee to probe into the controversial remarks made by its undergraduate MBBS student Sejal Pawar regarding male cadavers during stand-up comedian Pranit More's show.

The probe panel is expected to submit its report in the next couple of days, KEM Hospital said after the Maharashtra Cyber police registered a case against More, web developer Himanshu Jangra, and others for allegedly disseminating "obscene and objectionable" content on social media.

More and Jangra are at the centre of a controversy over remarks made during a comedy show in Gurugram, Haryana, that allegedly glorified coercion and non-consensual conduct towards a woman.

Taking cognisance of the matter, the KEM Hospital management initiated an inquiry after the MBBS student's remarks on male cadavers sparked widespread outrage on social media.

The inquiry committee comprises Dr. Anita Chalak, Warden of the Undergraduate Hostel and Head of the Biochemistry Department, and Dr. Shraddha More, Assistant Professor in Medicine, who also handles KEM Hospital's social media activities.

"This [remark] is highly unacceptable. We are highly sensitive about respecting the dead, especially when someone donates their body for medical education with a lot of emotions," he added.

Mr. Pathak said after the two-member committee submits its report, appropriate action will follow. The panel is examining the matter in light of the National Medical Commission's existing social media guidelines.

Meanwhile, the KEM Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), which represents resident doctors and postgraduate trainees, in a statement said the individual involved in the present controversy is an MBBS undergraduate student and not a member of KEM MARD.

"Nevertheless, as members of the KEM medical fraternity we believe it is important to address the concerns arising from this incident. KEM MARD upholds the highest standards of professionalism, ethical conduct, and respec