Women Doctors Dead In Maharastra, Writes Note on palm Accusing 2 Cops Of Rape

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A 28-year-old woman medical officer was found dead in a hotel room in Maharashtra’s Phaltan town late on Thursday (October 23, 2025) night with a note scribbled in her palm accusing a police officer of rape and her landlord of harassment. Hailing from Beed district, she had been serving as a medical officer at the Sub-District Hospital in Satara for the past two years. Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating the matter.

The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (Central MARD) has announced a Statewide black ribbon protest on Saturday (October 25) condemning the death of the young doctor.

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“Her suicide note names both men, who remain absconding. Despite directives from the Chief Minister for immediate action, no arrests have been made so far. Central MARD has demanded the immediate arrest of the accused and a CID or SIT-led judicial inquiry into the case,” Dr. Swapnil Kendre, General Secretary of MARD, said.

According to the suicide note, written on her palm, she alleged that sub-inspector Gopal Badane raped and sexually harassed her multiple times over the past five months, while another officer, Prashant Bankar, subjected her to mental harassment.
“We have registered a case, and the body has been sent for post-mortem. We are also investigating the allegations mentioned in the suicide note on the victim’s hand,” news agency PTI quoted a police official as saying.

Maharashtra Women’s Commission chief Rupali Chakankar said, “We have taken cognisance of the matter and ordered Satara Police to take strict action against the accused. Teams have been deployed to hunt the accused.

CM orders their suspension

Taking cognisance of the incident, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to the Satara superintendent of police, ordering the immediate suspension of the police officers named by the woman doctor in her suicide note.

Fadnavis, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, instructed that strict action be taken against all the accused involved in the case, the chief minister’s Office (CMO) stated in a release.

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