Police arrest accused Prashant Bankar in Maharashtra doctor's suicide case

IANS | October 25, 2025 1:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Police in Maharashtra’s Satara district arrested one accused on Saturday in connection with the death of a female doctor who allegedly committed suicide after being repeatedly raped by a police officer and being pressurised by an MP to falsify medical reports of accused in cases.

Woman doctor’s suicide: Maharashtra resident doctors launch protest; threaten to strike work if action against culprits not taken

IANS | October 25, 2025 12:30 PM

Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Following the tragic suicide by a 26-year-old female doctor in Satara after being repeatedly raped by a police officer and being pressurised by an MP to falsify medical reports of accused in jail, there has been a wave of anger in the medical fraternity over the issue. Resident doctors under the banner of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), staged protests at KEM Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday over the issue. As part of their demonstration, doctors wore black armbands to express grief and anger over the incident.

SI raped me, MP pressured me to falsify medical reports of accused in police cases, says Maha doctor in 4-page suicide note

IANS | October 25, 2025 10:53 AM

Satara (Maharashtra), Oct 25 (IANS) A 26-year-old female doctor who allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district, left behind a detailed four page suicide note apart from the inked note on the palm of her hand, stating that a police officer raped her four times and exerted pressure on her to issue fake fitness certificates of accused in police cases. It has now emerged in her note that she was allegedly under pressure not only from police officials but even from a Member of Parliament (MP) and his personal assistants.

Maharashtra: Woman doctor’s suicide sparks outrage across political spectrum

IANS | October 24, 2025 10:51 PM

Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) A death of a woman doctor, allegedly by suicide at a government-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Phaltan taluka in Satara district in a hotel room, has evoked angry reactions from ruling and opposition party leaders. She left a note on her palm, accusing a police officer of raping and sexually harassing her over the past five months.