Rs 20 lakh to quit: Why a doctor at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital felt he couldn’t walk away

Shivsharanappa Patil, 26, a first-year surgery resident at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital who wanted to be a neurosurgeon, was found dead at the hospital on Saturday. His father says he worked past 1 am, feared his seniors, and worried about the Rs 20 lakh penalty for quitting.
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- Health
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- Maharashtra
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- The Indian Express
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- ishika gupta
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 7:00 am IST
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