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Shinde Sena corporator booked for allegedly assaulting hospital staff in Kalyan-Dombivali

Scroll | July 8, 2026 10:40 PM CST

The police have named Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre in a first information report for allegedly assaulting doctors and staff at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Thane’s Dombivli on Monday, The Indian Express quoted the police as saying on Wednesday.

Three of his associates have also been arrested, according to the newspaper. Mhatre was absconding, said the police.

On Monday, doctors at the state-run hospital asked the family of a newborn to transfer the baby to another hospital because there were no beds available in the neonatal intensive care unit, reported PTI.

According to the police, this prompted the family to contact Mhatre, who arrived at the hospital with his supporters.

Surveillance camera footage that was later shared on social media showed the corporator and his associates punching and slapping the hospital staff, NDTV reported.

The three men who have been arrested were identified as Ramesh Pawar, Pramod Nikam and Akshay Karande, The Indian Express reported.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Suhas Hemade told the newspaper that they were identified based on the CCTV footage and would...