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Fourteen Arrested in Palghar Hospital Violence Case, Total Reaches 15
Police arrested 14 more people in connection with violence at a hospital in Palghar.
The group included the son of an MLA and 12 ‘govindas,’ people who had taken part in a Dahi Handi event.
Another person had already been arrested, bringing the total to 15.
Police said the trouble began after an argument about medical bills.
A mob allegedly entered Relief Hospital early on September 6.
Police said people in the mob assaulted a receptionist and abused a doctor.
They also allegedly entered the intensive care unit to take away an injured person.
Police identified 22 people using security-camera footage.
Fourteen people, including an MLA’s son and 12 ‘govindas’, were arrested on September 11.
The arrests brought the total number held in the case to 15.
Police said a mob entered Relief Hospital in Palghar during the early hours of September 6.
The mob allegedly assaulted a receptionist, abused a doctor and entered the ICU to remove an injured person.
Police identified 22 people through CCTV footage; Shiv Sena Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat was arrested on September 7 and suspended from the party.
- Who
- Fourteen people, including an MLA’s son and 12 ‘govindas’, were arrested; Shiv Sena Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat had been arrested earlier.
- What
- The arrests concern alleged violence, trespass, intimidation and other offences at Relief Hospital.
- Where
- Relief Hospital in Palghar.
- When
- The hospital incident occurred early on September 6; Rahul Gharat was arrested on September 7, and 14 further arrests were reported on September 11.
- Why
- Police said the incident followed an argument over medical bills for injured ‘govindas’ taken to the hospital after a Dahi Handi event.
Key facts
- New arrests
- 14 people arrested on September 11
- Total held
- 15 people
- People identified
- 22 people identified through CCTV footage
- Incident date
- Early hours of September 6
- Alleged conduct
- Assault on a receptionist, abuse of a doctor and entry into the ICU to remove an injured person
- Earlier arrest
- Shiv Sena Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat was arrested on September 7 and suspended from the party
- Laws invoked
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act
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