This Article is From Mar 02, 2016

Shiv Sena Leader Held For Allegedly Thrashing Doctor At Rural Hospital

Shiv Sena Leader Held For Allegedly Thrashing Doctor At Rural Hospital

Inspector V M Chowdhury said the police arrested the leader and five other Shiv Sena activists today. (Representational Image)

Nagpur: Shiv Sena's Wardha district chief Nilesh Deshmukh and five others were arrested today for allegedly assaulting a doctor at a rural hospital and hurling casteist remarks.

The Shiva Sena leader got into a row with Dr Sumit Ambade at the government rural hospital at Karanja yesterday, after complaining that a person, admitted for scorpion-bite, was not getting proper treatment.

He allegedly beat up the doctor severely and hurled casteist remarks against him. Dr Ambade lodged police complaint against him and nine others last night.

Inspector V M Chowdhury of Karanja police station said the police arrested the leader and five other Shiv Sena activists today. Apart from assault, he was also booked for offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

This is a third such incident of Shiv Sena members getting arrested for assault in public places in Maharashtra in the last few days. On February 26, a Sena man in Thane was arrested for attacking a lady traffic constable, while on Monday another party leader was arrested for beating up a shop assistant in Mumbai for refusing to give free snacks.

Shiv Sena is a part of the BJP-led ruling coalition in the state.

 
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