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The 28-year-old government doctor was found hanging in a hotel room at Phaltan late on Thursday night.
A suicide note was found written on doctor’s palm
A government doctor’s suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district shook the entire country. In a suicide note, written on her palm, the doctor accused a sub-inspector and her landlord’s son of raping her multiple times. She alleged that she had been mentally and physically harassed over the past four or five months.
As per the police, her landlord’s son, Prashant Bankar, and the sub-inspector are arrested. The cop has been suspended, while Bankar, a software engineer, has been sent to police custody for four days, news agency PTI reported.
Notably, the SI was suspended on the orders of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He spoke to Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi and ordered the suspension.
The 28-year-old doctor, who hailed from Beed district and worked at the hospital in Phaltan tehsil, was found hanging in a hotel room at Phaltan late on Thursday night.
Accused Named In Suicide Note
The deceased doctor named sub-inspector Gopal Badane and accused him of raping and sexually harassing her on multiple occasions. She also named Prashant Bankar, a software engineer, and stated that he mentally harassed her. Both have been booked under charges of rape and abetment of suicide.
The note read, “Badane raped me four times. He subjected me to rape, mental and physical abuse for more than five months.”
Speaking to reporters, Satara SP Tushar Doshi said a case of rape and abetment of suicide has been filed against two people, including a sub-inspector, at the Phaltan city police station, and two teams have been formed to trace and nab the duo.
The doctor had also submitted a complaint to the SDPO (Sub-Divisional Police Officer) of Phaltan against some police officers. Police had separately filed a complaint against her with the hospital administration, Doshi said.
“The deceased booked a room in a hotel in Phaltan. However, she didn’t respond when hotel staff knocked on the room’s door and rang the bell. The staff grew suspicious and opened the door with an alternative key and found her hanging. We have formed two teams to trace the accused,” the SP said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reacted to the incident and said that the government will take strict action against accused.
“This is a very serious issue. A young doctor wrote her suicide note on her hand before committing suicide. It is very unfortunate, and the government, immediately taking action, has suspended the concerned police officials, and arrests are also being made. No one will be spared. Strict action will be taken… Politicising such a sensitive issue is very insensitive,” he said.
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October 25, 2025, 12:46 IST
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