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Palghar Hospital Dispute Leaves 17 Shiv Sena Workers Booked
After a Dahi Handi celebration, several participants were taken to a hospital in Palghar with injuries.
Doctors examined seven injured people, including some with head or spine injuries.
The hospital said some patients needed scans and 24 hours of observation.
A disagreement began over treatment costs and whether some patients could leave.
Hospital officials said Shiv Sena workers abused a woman doctor, threatened the hospital and assaulted an employee.
Shiv Sena leaders said they were only asking why patients with minor injuries had not been discharged.
Police have booked 17 people and are checking hospital CCTV footage.
The investigation will decide what happened and who may be responsible.
Palghar police booked 17 Shiv Sena office-bearers and supporters after a late-night hospital confrontation.
The dispute followed Dahi Handi injuries treated at Relief Hospital near Shivaji Chowk.
The hospital alleged abuse, threats, unlawful entry and an assault on a staff member.
Shiv Sena leaders said they were questioning why patients with minor injuries were not discharged.
Police invoked Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and Maharashtra’s law protecting medical personnel and institutions.
- Who
- Palghar district chief Kundan Sankhe, Shiv Sena city chief Rahul Gharat, Rohit Gavit and 14 other office-bearers or supporters were named in the case.
- What
- Police registered a case after an alleged confrontation over the treatment, diagnostic tests and discharge of injured Govindas.
- Where
- Relief Hospital near Shivaji Chowk in Palghar, Maharashtra.
- When
- The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. in the early hours of September 5, after Dahi Handi celebrations.
- Why
- The dispute reportedly concerned treatment payments, CT scans and whether injured participants should be discharged.
Hospital’s Allegations
Shiv Sena’s Account
Nature of confrontation
Hospital’s Allegations
The hospital alleged that Shiv Sena leaders and workers abused a woman doctor, threatened to vandalise the facility and assaulted a staff member.
Shiv Sena’s Account
Shiv Sena leaders said only a minor argument took place while they were investigating complaints from injured Govinda troupes.
Medical tests and observation
Hospital’s Allegations
Hospital officials said CT scans were medically necessary for patients with head or spinal injuries and that some required 24 hours of observation.
Shiv Sena’s Account
The Shiv Sena leaders questioned the treatment process and said patients with minor injuries were allegedly not being discharged.
Payment and discharge
Hospital’s Allegations
The hospital said Rs 19,866 was payable for treatment and tests, while organisers had deposited Rs 10,000.
Shiv Sena’s Account
The Shiv Sena leaders said Rs 10,000 had already been paid to facilitate one discharge and that they went to address similar complaints from other troupes.
Key facts
- People booked
- 17 Shiv Sena office-bearers and supporters
- Hospital
- Relief Hospital near Shivaji Chowk, Palghar
- Patients treated
- Seven injured Govindas
- Treatment bill
- The hospital sought Rs 19,866 for treatment and diagnostic tests
- Amount deposited
- Organisers had deposited Rs 10,000
- Evidence being examined
- Police are examining CCTV footage from the hospital
- Laws cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 3 and 4 of Maharashtra’s Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions Act, 2010
Sources
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