UDF has demanded immediate FIRs, arrests, and enhanced security for healthcare workers after the alleged Shastrinagar Hospital attack. Central MARD has announced a statewide Black Ribbon Protest on July 9 and warned of further agitation.

Mumbai: The United Doctors Front (UDF) has demanded the immediate registration of an FIR, prompt arrests, and enhanced security for healthcare workers following the alleged assault on doctors and hospital staff at Shastrinagar Hospital under the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).

The attack led by a Shiv Sena corporator sparked widespread outrage among the medical fraternity. The organisation will also issue a 72-hour ultimatum to the Maharashtra government, warning of a nationwide agitation if action is not taken.

Speaking exclusively to the , UDF Chairperson Dr Lakshya Mittal said the organisation immediately took up the matter and wrote to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), the Thane Police Commissioner and the Additional Commissioner of Police, seeking the immediate registration of an FIR and the arrest of those responsible.

"We have written to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), the Police Commissioner of Thane and the Additional Commissioner of Police. We have requested that an FIR be registered immediately and that all those involved be arrested at the earliest," Dr Mittal said.