Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Prajakta Verma Longare made a surprise inspection of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Maternity Home and Maternity Ward. Yesterday evening (July 7, 2026) he visited Diwali Ben Mehta (MA) General Hospital in Chembur and reviewed the medical facilities provided by the hospital. Is the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) working properly? It was inspected on the computer. Apart from this, important instructions were given to the hospital administration regarding the use of the system. He inspected the vacant staff accommodation space in the hospital premises and the adjoining vacant plot. He also directed the concerned department to submit detailed information about the correspondence done so far in this regard. After this, the Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) took detailed information about the patients admitted to the hospital and the deliveries occurring within a month. Diwali Ben Mehta (MA) took detailed information about the number of doctors and staff on duty in the General Hospital. Along with this, he inspected the entire hospital. He directed the concerned officers to complete the repair and maintenance work of the hospital immediately. The Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) also directed the concerned medical officers to provide quality health facilities to the patients admitted for treatment and provide them with medicines in a timely manner. Executive Health Officer Dr. Daksha Shah, Joint Executive Health Officer Dr. Santosh Gaikwad, Chief Medical Superintendent of General Hospital Dr. Chandrakant Pawar and concerned officers were present on this occasion.

A bus accident in Mumbai’s Bhandup area has created chaos in the area. An out-of-control bus hit several vehicles on the road in the Critical Hospital area of ​​Kokan Nagar in Bhandup, including some pedestrians. The vehicles were severely damaged in the accident. It has been reported that the victim of the accident is an E-bus. It is estimated that the accident occurred due to the bus driver losing control of the bus. According to initial information, it is being estimated that the accident occurred due to the bus driver losing control of the bus. However, the extent of the accident is clear from the damage to the bus. The bus crushed a pedestrian crossing the road, in which he was seriously injured. It has been learned that the name of the injured pedestrian is Atul Padley. As a result, Padley is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. After the accident, local citizens immediately reached the area and admitted the injured pedestrian for treatment. However, his condition is currently said to be critical. Meanwhile, while the news of the horrific BEST bus accident in Dadar was fresh a few days ago, now the accident in Bhandup has created chaos in the area, so the police are investigating how the accident happened.

On the other hand, on Monday night, a tire of a BEST bus burst while passing through the Vashi toll plaza. The accident was averted due to the presence of mind of the BEST driver. This incident took place around 9:30 pm when the bus number 8230 of Wadala depot was passing through the toll plaza. At that time, the driver Kiran Jadhav suddenly burst, due to which he lost control of the moving bus. However, the driver Kishore Gaur immediately controlled the accident and stopped the bus safely before it hit other vehicles or pedestrians.

Speaking on this, Assistant Police Inspector (API) of Vashi Ravinder Nirod said, “Kiran Jadhav (aged 32) was a BEST bus driver who was taking passengers from Wadala bus depot towards Ghansoli. At around 9.50 pm, Jadhav suddenly got a tyre burst and lost control of the vehicle. In this accident, the driver Jadhav suffered minor injuries as he hit the steering wheel and the front windshield of the bus was broken in the accident.” Senior Police Inspector of Vashi Shashikant Chandikar said, “Fortunately, the BEST bus driver got a tyre burst while passing over the Vashi Creek bridge but the BEST driver avoided the accident.”

Mumbai, July 8: A Shiv Sena corporator from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ramesh Mhatre, has come under scrutiny after CCTV footage purportedly showed him and several of his supporters assaulting doctors and hospital staff inside a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Kalyan.

The incident, which occurred on July 6, has sparked widespread condemnation from the medical fraternity and political leaders.

According to hospital officials, the incident stemmed from the treatment of a woman admitted to Shastrinagar Hospital for childbirth. Following a caesarean delivery, doctors found that the newborn required specialised medical care because the umbilical cord had been wrapped around the baby’s neck twice.

As the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was reportedly operating at full capacity, the attending doctors, Dr Srushti Baviskar and Dr Vaibhav Salunkhe, advised the family to shift the infant to another medical facility equipped to provide the required treatment.

Doctors alleged that the patient’s relatives subsequently contacted Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre. Since the doctors were attending to other patients at the time, they were unable to answer his calls. They claimed that Mhatre later arrived at the hospital along with several supporters.

Hospital CCTV footage, which has since surfaced on social media, appears to show an altercation during which Dr Salunkhe and Dr Baviskar were allegedly assaulted. The doctors alleged that they were verbally abused before being physically attacked without any attempt to understand the medical circumstances surrounding the case. Dr Salunkhe reportedly sustained injuries during the incident.

Two members of the nursing staff, Namita Ubale and Dravya Giri, who intervened in an attempt to protect the doctors, were also allegedly pushed and manhandled. The entire incident was captured by the hospital’s surveillance cameras.

The footage quickly went viral, triggering outrage among medical professionals and the public. Several healthcare organisations demanded strict action against those involved, stressing that violence against healthcare workers cannot be justified under any circumstances.

Despite the public backlash, Mhatre denied allegations that he had assaulted the woman doctor. Speaking to NDTV on Wednesday, he maintained that he had not physically attacked her, claiming instead that he merely slapped her mobile phone as she was not responding to their concerns.

He argued that he was attempting to draw the doctor’s attention after repeated phone calls went unanswered. Mhatre also defended his actions by claiming that he was acting in the interest of the patient and the newborn.

He further stated that he would not apologise for the incident and asserted that his actions had helped save the lives of the woman and her child. However, he added that he would express regret if the doctors apologised for their behaviour.

Taking note of the incident, Shiv Sena MP and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son, Shrikant Shinde, condemned the assault on the doctors and the nursing staff.

“The assault on doctors and medical staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is highly condemnable. As a doctor myself, I know that patient service is not merely a job but a service to humanity. In extremely adverse and stressful conditions, doctors, nurses, and other health workers labour day and night for the public’s service,” Shinde posted on X.

He also promised strict action on the guilty. “A case has been registered in connection with this incident. No one who takes the law into their own hands will be spared, and strict action will be taken against the guilty as per the law. The party’s stance on this matter is also clear. The party will not support any individual involved in this attack. Strict disciplinary action will also be taken within the party against those found guilty.”