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17 Shiv Sena Workers Booked After Palghar Hospital Assault
Five people were injured during a Dahi Handi celebration and were taken to a hospital in Palghar.
Doctors recommended a CT scan and more treatment for one person with head and spine injuries.
The hospital estimated that the treatment could cost about Rs 20,000.
Some organisers questioned the scan and wanted the patients discharged.
Hospital staff said a group argued with them and that a receptionist was slapped.
They also said people entered the ICU, threatened a nurse and took one injured person away after removing an IV drip.
Police booked 17 people after reviewing CCTV footage.
Kundan Sankhe, one of those named, denied the allegations and said they went to discuss treatment and discharge.
Opposition leaders condemned the incident and called for accountability.
Palghar police booked 17 people, including Shiv Sena district chief Kundan Sankhe, Rohit Gavit and Rahul Gharat.
The alleged assault followed a dispute over treatment costs and discharge requests for five injured Govinda performers.
Hospital staff said a receptionist was slapped, ICU patients were disturbed, and a nurse was threatened.
Police are examining CCTV footage and other evidence; the investigation remains ongoing.
Sankhe denied the allegations, while NCP (SP) and Congress leaders condemned the incident as political hooliganism.
- Who
- Palghar police booked 17 people, including Shiv Sena leaders Kundan Sankhe, Rohit Gavit and Rahul Gharat; hospital staff and doctors were allegedly attacked.
- What
- A dispute over treatment expenses and the discharge of injured Govinda performers allegedly escalated into an assault and disruption at Relief Hospital.
- Where
- Relief Hospital in Palghar, Maharashtra.
- When
- Past midnight on Sunday, after five Govinda performers were injured during a Dahi Handi celebration on Saturday.
- Why
- The dispute concerned doctors’ recommendation for a CT scan and further treatment, estimated at around Rs 20,000, and the organisers’ request to discharge the patients.
Hospital, Police and Opposition Accounts
Kundan Sankhe’s Account
What happened at the hospital
Hospital, Police and Opposition Accounts
Hospital administrators alleged that doctors and staff were abused, a receptionist was slapped, ICU patients were asked to leave, a nurse was threatened and an injured Govinda was taken away after his IV drip was removed.
Kundan Sankhe’s Account
Sankhe denied the allegations and said functionaries went to the hospital to address the treatment and discharge of troupe members who had suffered minor injuries.
Nature of the incident
Hospital, Police and Opposition Accounts
NCP (SP) described the incident as organised hooliganism and an attack on the medical system, while Congress called it political hooliganism and demanded accountability.
Kundan Sankhe’s Account
Sankhe’s account presents the incident as a dispute over the hospital’s refusal to discharge patients, rather than an assault as alleged by hospital staff.
Key facts
- People booked
- 17 people
- Named accused
- Kundan Sankhe, Rohit Gavit and Rahul Gharat
- Patients involved
- Five injured members of a Govinda troupe
- Estimated treatment cost
- Around Rs 20,000
- Evidence being examined
- CCTV footage and other evidence
- Police status
- Investigation ongoing
- Previous related case
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre was arrested in July over an alleged assault on doctors in Dombivali
Quotes
Atul Londhe Patil
Congress leader
“Power is meant to serve the public, not to spread fear in hospitals. A party post is not a license to take the law into one’s hands. Shiv Sena workers appear to be operating under the mistaken impression that they are untouchable because they are in power and the silence of the party leadership is only encouraging this behaviour.”
deccanchronicle.com
“This is hooliganism by Mahayuti politicians. They don’t believe in law. In Palghar, they have beaten a receptionist. I am told even doctors were assaulted. It is unacceptable. When will there be accountability?”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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