A CCTV grab of the July 6 incident at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli
Mhatre, along with Pramod Nikam, Ramesh Pawar, Akshay Karande, and Sadhana Karande, appeared before Judge N P Vasade of the fast-track court two days after police filed a 1,832-page chargesheet in the case. They have also been booked under Sections 3 and 4 of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act and Sections 37(1)(3) and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act for allegedly violating orders imposed to maintain public order. After the court proceedings, Mhatre also attended the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting at the civic headquarters for around 15 minutes before leaving.
Mhatre had been staying in Goa after the Bombay high court granted him conditional bail in August. The HC had directed him to remain outside Maharashtra until the chargesheet was filed and ordered that the trial be fast-tracked for completion within three months. After the chargesheet was filed on Wednesday, the condition ceased to operate and Mhatre returned to his residence and appeared before the court on Friday.
Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Friday framed charges against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and four others in connection with the alleged assault on doctors, including a female doctor, and nurses at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital following a dispute over the treatment of a pregnant woman on July 6. All five accused pleaded not guilty and will now face trial, which is expected to begin from September 15.