In a shocking incident, a woman doctor died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district. She left a suicide not eon her hand, accusing two cops of sexual and mental harassment, police said.
According to a news report PTI, the victim’s body was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan on October 23. The woman was a native of Beed district, and posted at a hospital in Phaltan tehsil.
A suicide note was found on her left palm in which sh named two cops, Gopal Badane and Prashant Bankar. The woman alleged in her note that Gopal had sexually assaulted her four times in the past few months while another cop Prashant Bankar had allegedly harassed her mentally.
The woman’s cousin brother said, “There was a lot of police and political pressure on her to make wrong mortem reports. She tried to complain about it. My sister should get justice.”
#WATCH | Maharashtra | On Satara woman doctor's death allegedly by suicide, her cousin brother says, "There was a lot of police and political pressure on her to make wrong mortem reports. She tried to complain about it. My sister should get justice." pic.twitter.com/kikMmCnEiI
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A senior police official said that a case has been registered and the victim’ body was sent to postmortem. He said they have also launched a probe over a note mentioned on her left hand.
Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar attacked the state government, demanding the sacking of the cops.
He said in a post on X, “When the protector becomes the predator! The duty of the police is to protect, but if they themselves are exploiting a female doctor, how will justice be served? Why was no action taken when this girl had previously lodged a complaint? The Mahayuti government repeatedly shields the police, which is leading to an increase in police atrocities.
Merely ordering an inquiry in this case is not enough. These police officers should be sacked from their jobs, otherwise, they could exert pressure on the investigation. Why was her earlier complaint not taken seriously? Those who ignored it and those who shielded these police officers should face action. Until action is taken against the police, police atrocities will not be curbed.”
