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Corporator assaults woman doctor on camera at Thane hospital
NDTV··8 Jul
CCTV footage showed corporator Ramesh Mhatre and supporters punching and slapping a woman doctor and staff at KDMC Hospital in Dombivli, Thane, on July 7, 2026. KDMC Commissioner Abhinay Goyal said an FIR was filed against Mhatre, an Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena corporator. The assault lasted over three minutes inside a hospital room after a dispute over unavailable NICU beds.
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What It Means For You
- Hospital staff face violence when resources like NICU beds are unavailable.
- Patients depend on doctors who may refuse unsafe working conditions after assaults.
- CCTV evidence can support police action against attackers in public hospitals.
What's Happening
- Corporator Ramesh Mhatre assaulted doctors at KDMC Hospital.
- FIR filed after CCTV footage went viral on July 7.
- Dispute began over unavailable neonatal intensive care beds.
Healthcare Context
- Hospital staff held protests demanding action against Mhatre.
- United Doctors Front condemned rising attacks on medical workers.
- Mhatre is a corporator from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
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