Maharashtra doctor’s suicide case: One of the accused arrested, set to appear in court today

A 28-year-old woman doctor from Beed, serving at a government hospital in Phaltan, was found hanging in a hotel room on Thursday night

The woman doctor had called one of the accused, Bankar — who works in Pune — before ending her life (Image for representation)

A 28-year-old woman doctor working at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Satara district died, allegedly by suicide late on Thursday night, sparking outrage across the country. She left a note on her palm accusing a police official of raping her on multiple occasions and a software engineer of harassing her mentally.

Maharashtra doctor death case: Here’s what we know so far

-A 28-year-old woman doctor from Beed, serving at a government hospital in Phaltan, was found hanging in a hotel room on Thursday night. In a note written on her palm, she reportedly alleged that sub-inspector Gopal Badane had raped her several times and that software engineer and her landlord’s son Prashant Bankar had subjected her to mental harassment.

-Satara Superintendent of Police, Tushar Doshi, told ANI that a case has been registered against the accused under charges of rape and abetment to suicide. The police sub-inspector named in the note has been suspended.

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