A court has rejected a plea for a virtual hearing from a Shiv Sena corporator, Ramesh Mhatre, who is involved in a case related to an assault at a hospital. The corporator had cited health issues as a reason for the request. There are conflicting reports about the details of the assault, including denials from the corporator and a claim from a patient's mother that she did not file a complaint against him, with some reports also mentioning the arrest of the corporator and a subsequent reaction from doctors and others.