Dombivli hospital assault: Doctor resigns after attack by Shinde Sena corporator, fearing for safety

A doctor who was assaulted by Shiv Sena corporator at a civic hospital in Dombivli in Thane district resigned on Tuesday, saying he does not feel safe returning to work, The Indian Express reported.

The 26-year-old resident medical officer at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s Shastri Nagar Hospital said he had left the city after receiving threats and would “never go back”, NDTV reported.

“I have resigned because there is a lot of fear,” he told the news outlet. “Goons are watching us, and I have already left the city. They are very dangerous people. The other doctors may continue working there, but I cannot.”

The assault took place on Monday after doctors at the state-run hospital asked the family of a pregnant woman to transfer the woman to another hospital because there were no beds available in the neonatal intensive care unit, which the newborn was expected to require.

According to the police, this prompted the family to contact Ramesh Mhatre, a municipal corporator from the Shiv Sena faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Mhatre arrived at the hospital with his supporters.

Surveillance camera footage shared on social media showed the corporator and his associates punching and slapping the hospital staff.

Mhatre was arrested on Wednesday evening after he surrendered to the police, The Indian Express reported.

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