MNS leader vandalises car of Pune Municipal Corporation official over ambulance shortage

Protesting the unavailability of an ambulance in Pune, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Corporator vandalised the car of an official of Pune Municipal Corporation. The MNS Corporator Vasant More alleged that an ambulance was not available to take the body of one of his relatives who was COVID-19 positive, from the hospital. He said that his relative didn't get an ambulance for 3.5 hours after his death. While vandalising the car of a Municipal Corporation official, the MNS corporator said that officers don't have the right to move in vehicles, if people of the city are facing such difficulties. In the video, he is seen breaking the windshield of a car with a stick.

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"My relative, who was COVID-19 positive, didn't get an ambulance for 3.5 hours even after his death. They are allowing funerals only at electric facilities. If people in Pune are not getting ambulance then officers don't have the right to move in vehicles," More said.

Pune district reported 4,273 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 1,97,286 on Monday. The death toll reached 4,651 with 76 more patients succumbing to the infection. 1,639 patients were discharged from hospitals.

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