- Sejal Pawar sent on 15-day forced leave by KEM Hospital.
- Remarks on male cadavers during comedy show sparked controversy.
- Hospital committee found comments "objectionable and insensitive."
Sejal Pawar, an MBBS student at Mumbai's KEM Hospital, has been sent on a 15-day forced leave and barred from entering the hospital campus, medical college, and hostel premises after the institution launched a probe against her over her controversial remarks on 'male corpses' made during stand-up comedian Pranit More's show.
Row over medical student Sejal Pawar's remark during stand-up comedian Pranit More's show | Sejal Pawar has been sent on 15-day forced leave. Her entry into hostel and college premises has been banned. A five-member committee will submit an investigation report within 7 days.…
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2026
While the forced leave is an interim decision, a five-member committee has been formed to investigate the matter and is expected to submit its report within seven days, news agency ANI reported.
Committee Deems Comments 'Objectionable And Insensitive'
A fact-finding committee constituted by Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital in Parel found that remarks made by Pawar were 'objectionable and insensitive'. In an official statement, the committee said that her comments fell short of the dignity, empathy, and professional responsibility expected from a medical student.
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The management has asked Pawar's parents/guardians to appear before the institute on Saturday for her counselling.
What Is The Whole Controversy?
The controversy erupted after a video clip from a show hosted by Comedian and YouTuber Pranit More, recorded about three months ago, began circulating online.
While interacting with the audience, More asked Pawar about whether students remain serious or crack jokes during autopsies. To this, Pawar said that they often make fun of anatomy-related experiences with cadavers. The matter escalated when she mentioned that she and her colleagues would compare the sizes of male cadavers' private parts.
The video clip went viral on social media, with netizens describing it as insensitive, inhuman, and disrespectful towards body donors.
'I Take Responsibility For It': Pawar
As the criticisms kept increasing, Pawar issued an apology on Instagram. "I'm not here to justify what was said or explain it away. I take responsibility for it," she wrote.
Watch: MBBS final-year student Sejal Pawar, who came under controversy over alleged objectionable remarks made during a comedy show, says, "Hello everyone, a part of the clip of the show I did 3 months ago is going viral right now. In which I said something and I just wanted to… pic.twitter.com/8bg6ruWQVC
— IANS (@ians_india) June 12, 2026
She added that, looking back, she understood how her words could be interpreted differently from what she had intended. Pawar made her Instagram account private shortly after posting the apology.
The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) at KEM Hospital on Thursday acknowledged that while the student's comments were inappropriate and did not reflect the values expected from a medical student, the online campaign against her had crossed the line into 'targeted harassment' and 'personal vilification'.