A 29-year-old woman who was brought to the BMC-run Shatabdi hospital in Kandivli in an inebriated condition on Thursday allegedly assaulted the hospital's staff and police due to delay in the treatment.  

Immediately, after the assault, the out-patient departments and emergency sections were emptied of patients by the striking staff, which shut the hospital down for hours. The staff refused to work after the assault during the OPD hours in the morning. Because of this, several patients were forced to seek treatment in nearby private hospitals.