Shiv Sena corporator booked after doctors assaulted at KDMC hospital in Thane

A case has been registered against a Shiv Sena corporator and five others for allegedly assaulting two doctors at a civicrun hospital in Maharashtrarsquos Thane district after the family of a newborn was advised to move the baby to another medical facility police saidThe incident took place at Shastri Nagar Hospital operated by the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation KDMC on Monday evening A video of the alleged assault later surfaced on social media and triggered widespread criticismThe video purportedly showed corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre hitting the doctors inside the hospital premisesMedical associations demand action after video goes viralPolice registered a case on Tuesday night against Mhatre and five others following demands for action by medical organisations including the Indian Medical Association IMAAccording to officials doctors Srishti Bawiskar and Vaibhav Salunkhe had advised the newbornrsquos relatives to shift the baby to another facility due to a shortage of space in the hospitalrsquos Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICUThe relatives were reportedly upset over the suggestion and contacted the corporator Mhatre then reached the hospital and allegedly abused and assaulted the doctors Dr Salunkhe sustained injuries during the incident police saidKDMC Medical Health Officer Dr Deepa Shukla along with other medical staff approached the police late Monday night but the case was not registered at that timeHospital staff stage protest seeking arrestAfter the video of the incident went viral on Tuesday afternoon hospital workers staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of Mhatre and his associatesRepresentatives from the IMArsquos Kalyan and Dombivli units along with civic workersrsquo union leaders also met KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goyal and sought actionThe IMA representatives warned that private clinics and hospitals in the region would remain shut if an FIR was not registered They also demanded the arrest of the corporator and his supportersPolice register case against six peopleFollowing the protests police registered a case against Mhatre his four male supporters and a woman under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita including charges related to assaulting a public servant voluntarily causing hurt criminal intimidation intentional insult unlawful assembly and riotingAssistant Commissioner of Police Suhas Nemade said an investigation into the incident was underway and no arrests had been made so farShrikant Shinde condemns attack on medical staffShiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde condemned the incident and said action would be taken against those responsibleThe assault on doctors and medical staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital of the KalyanDombivli Municipal Corporation KDMC is highly condemnable As a doctor myself I know that patient service is not merely a job but a service to humanity In extremely adverse and stressful conditions doctors nurses and other health workers labor day and night for the publics service A case has been registered in connection with this incident No one who takes the law into their own hands will be spared and strict action will be taken against the guilty as per the law The partys stance on this matter is also clear The party will not support any individual involved in this attack Strict disciplinary action will also be taken within the party against those found guilty As a public representative and a doctor I stand firmly with all doctors nurses and medical staff at KDMC Hospital We must all respect their safety dignity and right to provide service fearlessly