India, July 8 -- Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) corporator Ramesh Mhatre was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting doctors and other medical staff at a civic hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district, days after a video of the incident sparked widespread outrage.

The alleged assault took place on July 6 at Shastri Nagar Hospital, operated by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Dombivli.

Police registered an FIR against Mhatre and five others on Tuesday night before taking him into custody from his residence.

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According to hospital officials, the confrontation began after doctors Srishti Baviskar and Vaibhav Salunkhe advised the family of a newborn to shift the infant to an...