The Manpada Police have booked a man for allegedly assaulting and abusing a female receptionist at a doctor’s clinic in Dombivli on Monday evening.
A video of the incident went viral on social media, following which local Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members visited the police station and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused.
The incident took place when the accused, Gokul Jha (25), along with his family, brought an unwell girl to a pediatric clinic located in Nandivli, Dombivli, for a check-up.
According to police, the accused and his relatives had been waiting at Dr. Aniket Palande’s clinic for a long time. When he saw the doctor speaking with a medical representative (MR), Jha became angry and tried to enter the doctor’s cabin forcefully.
The receptionist, identified as Sonali Kalasare, stopped him and informed him that his turn had not yet come, requesting him to wait. Enraged, he allegedly began abusing her and then physically assaulted her by kicking her and pulling her hair.
In the viral CCTV footage, the accused can be seen entering the clinic, kicking the receptionist, grabbing her hair tightly, and dragging her. Other patients, along with the doctor and the accused’s relatives, intervened and managed to stop the assault and remove him from the clinic.
Following the incident, Kalasare approached the police station and lodged an FIR against the accused. Police have registered the case under Sections 74, 79, and 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
ACP Suhas Hemade from the Dombivli Division said, “Based on the victim’s complaint, we have registered an FIR against the accused. We have formed three teams to trace him and launched a manhunt. Further investigation is underway.”
