Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting doctors and staff at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Thane’s Dombivli, The Times of India quoted the deputy commissioner of police as saying.
The incident took place on Monday. Mhatre had been absconding till Wednesday, according to The Indian Express. Three of his associates had been arrested earlier.
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.
Ruling party Corporator Ramesh Mhatre caught on camera slapping lady doctor & on-duty medical staff at KDMC Hospital, FIR still not registered.
Doctors and hospital staff members are protesting but zero action against Mhatra who has other criminal cases against him.#FAIMA… pic.twitter.com/nSgRRBZgwM
— FAIMA Doctors Association (@FAIMA_INDIA_) July 8, 2026
The three associates who were arrested earlier 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 be…
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