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Assault of medical professionals in Maharashtra

Overview

In July 2026, an incident occurred at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli, Maharashtra, where three doctors were allegedly verbally abused and physically assaulted. The confrontation reportedly began when relatives of a pregnant patient accused hospital staff of delaying treatment.

Following an appeal by the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court of India stayed bail previously granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and others by the Bombay High Court. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, emphasized that “the medical fraternity cannot be touched” and that physical violence is not an acceptable way to express dissatisfaction with medical outcomes. The court also noted that lower courts had failed to account for Mhatre’s criminal history, which includes 18 cases involving serious offenses.

Following the court order, Ramesh Mhatre, Ramesh Pawar, Pramod Nikam, and Akshay Sharad Karande surrendered to a trial court in Thane district and were remanded to judicial custody at Adharwadi Jail in Kalyan.

Entities

Ramesh Mhatre · Shiv Sena · Supreme Court of India · Bombay High Court · Adharwadi Jail

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Ramesh Mhatre surrenders after Supreme Court cancels bail in doctor assault case

    Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three others surrendered to a Thane court and were jailed after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail in a case involving the assault of doctors in Dombivli.

  2. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Supreme Court stays bail for Shiv Sena corporator in doctor assault case

    The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in a case involving the assault of doctors at a Thane hospital, ordering him to surrender within three days.

Sources

deccanchronicle.com · lawchakra.in · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · odishabytes.com · thenews21.com