Panvel, Nov 16: A homeless man battling a severe, infected facial wound received life-saving medical treatment after the Panvel Municipal Corporation’s health department responded swiftly to an emergency alert late Saturday night.

Found in Critical Condition Near Panvel Bus Depot

Officials from the Panvel ward office informed the corporation that a 40-year-old man was found near the Panvel bus depot in a critical, injured state. Acting immediately on Municipal Commissioner Mangesh Chitale’s standing directive to ensure “urgent medical care for all abandoned citizens,” a medical team rushed to the spot with an ambulance.

Maggot-Infested Facial Wound Detected

On examination, the man was found to have a large, rotten wound on his mouth infested with maggots. Recognising the severity of t

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