3 Associates Of Shiv Sena Corporator Arrested After Assault On Woman Doctor, Staff At Thane Hospital

Published 8 July 2026 · health

3 Associates Of Shiv Sena Corporator Arrested After Assault On Woman Doctor, Staff At Thane Hospital Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 12:33 IST

3 Associates Of Shiv Sena Corporator Arrested After Assault On Woman Doctor, Staff At Thane Hospital Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 12:33 IST Three accused have been arrested in the KDMC doctor assault case, while police are set to record another victim's statement as the investigation into the hospital attack continues. Sena corporator assaults woman doctor, staff at Thane hospital (Video screengrabs) Three people have been arrested in connection with the assault on doctors and medical staff at a Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) hospital in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a case that triggered outrage among the medical fraternity and political circles. The arrested accused have been identified as Akshay Karande, Ramesh Pawar and Shailesh Nikam. According to information available, all three were allegedly present along with Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre during the assault at the civic-run Shastri Nagar Hospital. Police are also likely to record the statement of another of those assaulted as part of the ongoing investigation. The development comes hours after a video, widely shared on social media, showed doctors being assaulted at the hospital. DOCTORS WERE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED AFTER REFERRING NEWBORN According to news agency PTI, the incident took place on Monday evening at the KDMC-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Kalyan after doctors Srishti Bawiskar and Vaibhav Salunkhe advised the relatives of a newborn to shift the baby to another medical facility due to the unavailability of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Police said the family members allegedly contacted corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who reached the hospital with his associates. The group allegedly abused and assaulted the two doctors, with Dr Vaibhav Salunkhe sustaining injuries during the incident. The assault was captured on video, which later went viral on social media. The footage purportedly showed the corporator hitting the doctors, leading to widespread criticism. PROTESTS LED TO FIR AGAINST CORPORATOR, ASSOCIATES PTI reported that KDMC Medical Health Officer Dr Deepa Shukla, along with hospital staff, approached the police late on Monday night. However, an FIR was not registered immediately. The delay sparked protests from hospital employees, who staged a “work-stop" agitation demanding action against those responsible. Representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) from Kalyan and Dombivli, along with civic workers’ unions, also met KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goyal. The IMA warned that all private clinics and hospitals in the region would shut down on Wednesday if police failed to register an FIR and arrest the accused. Following mounting pressure, police registered a case on Tuesday night against corporator Ramesh Mhatre, four male supporters and a woman under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 121(1) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(1) (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 189(2) (unlawful assembly) and 191(2) (rioting).