Police have arrested a sitting corporator of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Surat city of Gujarat for allegedly slapping an employee of a civic-run hospital, alleging that the staff of the facility kept patients availing benefits under the Ayushman Bharat scheme waiting for hours, an official said.

The incident occurred at the SMIMER Hospital here on Wednesday and the AAP corporator, Vipul Suhagiya, was arrested on Thursday night, the police said.
Suhagiya, elected from Varachha area of Surat, was booked under several Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (2) (criminal intimidation), 332 (causing hurt to deter public servant from doing his duty), inspector Alpesh Gabani of of Varachha police station said.