Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Kalyan Hospital Assault Case Sees Arrest, Bail And HC Proceedings
A disagreement happened at a hospital about moving a pregnant woman to another facility.
The hospital said there was no available NICU bed.
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre came to the hospital with supporters.
Doctors and other staff were allegedly assaulted during the dispute.
Security camera footage of the incident later spread widely.
Police arrested some supporters and then arrested Mhatre.
His bail was first granted, then cancelled, and later granted again by the Bombay High Court.
The court also told him not to enter Maharashtra until the trial starts and ordered a fast-track hearing.
A dispute over treatment for a pregnant woman at Shastrinagar Hospital escalated into an alleged assault on three doctors and other medical staff.
Police registered a case against corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his supporters on July 7, under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra’s medicare violence-prevention law.
Ramesh Mhatre was arrested on July 8 and later admitted to hospital after his health deteriorated.
A Kalyan court granted him bail on July 14, but the Bombay High Court cancelled it on July 18 and ordered him to surrender.
The Bombay High Court granted bail again on August 7, barred Mhatre from entering Maharashtra until trial begins, and directed a fast-track hearing.
- Who
- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, his supporters, and doctors and medical staff at Shastrinagar Hospital were involved in the case.
- What
- An alleged assault on three doctors and other medical staff led to arrests, bail proceedings, and High Court orders.
- When
- The incident occurred on July 6; the case was registered on July 7; Mhatre was arrested on July 8; bail decisions followed on July 14, July 18, and August 7.
- Where
- The incident took place at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation-run Shastrinagar Hospital in Dombivli, Maharashtra, and the case involved the Bombay High Court.
- Why
- The dispute began after doctors advised the family of a pregnant woman to move her because no NICU bed was available.
Prosecution And Hospital Account
Accused’s Legal Position
Alleged hospital assault
Prosecution And Hospital Account
The police case concerns an alleged assault on three doctors and other medical staff by Mhatre and his supporters, with CCTV footage cited as documenting the incident.
Accused’s Legal Position
Ramesh Mhatre was arrested and pursued bail through the courts; the article does not provide a detailed statement of his defense or response to the allegations.
Bail restrictions
Prosecution And Hospital Account
The Bombay High Court imposed a strict condition barring Mhatre from entering Maharashtra until the trial begins and directed that the case be heard by a fast-track court.
Accused’s Legal Position
Mhatre received bail again on August 7 after surrendering and being held in judicial custody following the earlier cancellation of bail.
- Incident date
- July 6
- Location
- Shastrinagar Hospital, Dombivli
- Initial police case
- Registered by Vishnunagar police on July 7
- Mhatre’s arrest
- July 8
- First bail
- Granted by a Kalyan court on July 14 on a ₹50,000 bond
- Bail cancellation
- The Bombay High Court cancelled the bail on July 18
- Second bail
- Granted by the Bombay High Court on August 7, with restrictions and a fast-track trial direction