Shiv Sena suspends Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat after an alleged assault on a hospital employee linked to a dispute at Relief Hospital. The reports say the incident takes place late Saturday night during a confrontation involving concerns about patient treatment. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde suspends Gharat, citing that violence against healthcare workers is not tolerated.
Police also register a case over the hospital incident, with accounts indicating that 17 people, including a district-level leader, face action. In a separate development, Gharat is arrested in connection with the hospital doctor-assault case. Other details in the coverage describe a “hospital ruckus” involving injured Govindas and allegations that hospital staff removed IV lines from ICU patients, along with claims of forced scans and extended ICU stays. MLA Rajendra Gavit calls for an FIR against doctors, reflecting a dispute over whether medical staff or party workers are responsible.
