Thane, July 19 -- Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, accused of assaulting doctors, nurses and staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days until August 3, as ordered by a Kalyan court.

Accused Sadhana Karande, who is the mother of the female patient admitted to the hospital, has been remanded to one day's police custody.

Ramesh Mhatre's lawyer, Advocate Ganesh Patil, said, "The High Court had ordered a surrender by 5 pm today. Ramesh Mhatre appeared at the police station at 3:30 pm and was subsequently brought to court; he has been remanded to judicial custody until the 3rd. The women involved were also remanded to judicial custody for one day."

Earlier today, Mhatre had surrendered b...