A Shiv Sena leader was arrested after a hospital ruckus involving injured Govindas
Palghar police had registered a case against 17 people, including Shiv Sena district chief Kundan Sankhe, city chief Rahul Gharat, the son of MLA Rajendra Gavit and deputy taluka chief Rohit Gavit, under various sections of the law.
Efforts are on to trace the remaining accused,” said Kishor Manbhav, senior police inspector of Palghar police station. Three of them were kept in the intensive care unit (ICU). He alleged that the doctors had filed a complaint against the Shiv Sena workers out of vendetta and pressured the police to register a case. “Can a patient not even question a doctor about an excessive bill? Gavit asked, demanding that the police register a case against the doctors.
PALGHAR: Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat, the main accused in the alleged ruckus and assault at a private hospital in Palghar, was arrested on Monday after he surrendered before the police. The incident took place at Relief Hospital in Palghar on Saturday night when five injured Govindas, who had sustained injuries during Dahi Handi celebrations, were admitted for treatment. “Gharat appeared before the Palghar police station on Monday and was arrested. Palghar MLA Rajendra Gavit visited the Palghar police station on Monday and demanded that a case be registered against the doctors.