‘You seek votes, then beat public’: Bombay HC raps Mhatre, transfers doctors’ assault probe to DCP

3 min readJul 27, 2026 08:20 PM IST The Bombay High Court has rapped Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre for alleged assault on doctors at a Thane hospitalThe Bombay High Court on Monday directed that investigation into the July 6 assault of the Thane doctors by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre be handed over to a Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) rank officer, and remarked that the local police have “botched up” the case. The court also commented that politicians seek public votes during elections, but resort to violence against them after getting elected. On Monday, the bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Justice Gautam A Ankhad, while hearing a suo motu writ petition, raised concerns over Mhatre’s conduct and rapped the Shiv Sena corporator saying, “You are in public life