Despite a Maharashtra law making attacks on healthcare workers a cognizable and non-bailable offence, doctors say violence against medical professionals continues unabated. Of 738 cases registered between 2010 and 2021, only four ended in convictions, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of the law.

Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a civic-run hospital in Kalyan. The incident sparked outrage, prompting the IMA to threaten a shutdown, while the party issued a show-cause notice and distanced itself from the accused