On Friday, Maharashtra MLA and Congress Working President Yashomati Thakur forcibly entered St George’s Hospital where she tried to meet ‘sick’ Cong MLA Shrimant Patil. On Thursday, the Karnataka Congress had claimed that the BJP "abducted" its MLA Shrimant Patil, ahead of the trust vote of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy-led government. Watch: Cong MLA and Maha Working President Yashomati Thakur argues with cops and family members at St George's Hospital Mumbai, as she tries to meet Karnataka Rebel Cong MLA Shrimant Patil pic.twitter.com/xXNyCjRfqn — DNA (@dna) July 19, 2019However, the legislator had said he was in Mumbai for treatment and would return to Bengaluru only after recovering completely. "Permission has been given to Karnataka Police officials to meet and take the statement of Congress MLA Shrimant Patil," a Mumbai police official said. Earlier in the day, Karnataka Police accompanied by Mumbai Police arrived at St. George Hospital to meet Patil.

Source: dna July 19, 2019 18:22 UTC