Landmark Decision : 13 persons get ONE year JAIL for attacking doctor in Maharashtra

The prosecution told the court that on November 14, 2014, a 70-year-old man was brought to the PHC at Udhawa village after he complained of severe chest pain.

The doctor concerned was sent a message about the patient. However, the elderly man died before the doctor could reach the PHC.

The angry relatives and some locals later manhandled the medical officer, Dr Sachin Mane, when he tried to pacify them and also ransacked the PHC, the prosecution said.

They also damaged the car of the block development officer who had come there after coming to know about the commotion.

Later, 13 people - Sanjay Bhoye (28), Sandeep Kale (28), Devram Lahange (34), Sunil alias Kamlesh Shinde (24), Deepak Prajapati (27), Abdul Pathan (30), Bhavesh Dhavanekar (31), Anil Gavli (24), Raju Sathe (35), Suresh Gute (19), Anil Gute (23), Anil Chowdhary (29) and Vinayak Pawar (25) - were arrested and a case was registered against them.

Magistrate Kulkarni in his order said the prosecution successfully proved all the charges against the accused.

He also imposed a fine of Rs 500 each on the accused.