Dombivli, July 8 -- Mother of a patient, Sadhana Karande, on Wednesday said that the assault case filed against Shiv Sena Corporator Mahesh Mhatre is completely false, asserting that he has always been supportive.

Speaking to ANI, Karande said that her pregnant daughter was refused treatment and the family was advised to go to Sion Hospital.

"My elder daughter was pregnant, and we took her to a hospital after sonography and all other checkups. We told them it was an emergency case, but they said they could not treat her and asked us to take her to Sion Hospital," she said.

Karande alleged that the medical staff at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) hospital denied the treatment despite repeated requests.

"We requested th...