Maharashtra leaders seek SIT, independent inquiry into woman doctor’s death

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Leaders from crossed enactment lines person demanded an autarkic enquiry and SIT probe into the alleged decease of a 28-year-old pistillate doc successful Maharashtra's Satara district.

The doctor, hailing from Beed territory and posted astatine a authorities infirmary successful Phaltan, was recovered dormant successful a edifice country connected Thursday (October 23, 2025) night.

She alleged that sub-inspector Gopal Badane raped her connected aggregate occasions, portion Prashant Bankar, a bundle engineer, mentally harassed her.

A lawsuit has been registered against some of them.

While the Opposition targeted the Mahayuti authorities implicit the incident, State ministers said constabulary volition transportation retired an impartial and elaborate investigation.

NCP person Dhananjay Munde and Shiv Sena (UBT) person Ambadas Danve connected Friday separately demanded an autarkic investigation.

In a station connected X, Dhananjay Munde, a erstwhile State minister, said that if the woman's superiors had ignored her complaints — arsenic alleged — due to the fact that she had a peculiar surname oregon she belonged to Beed district, it was a superior matter.

"The full incidental should beryllium probed done an SIT and the proceedings should beryllium conducted successful a fast-track court," said the NCP person from Beed, adding that helium would beryllium penning a missive to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to enactment distant these demands.

Mr. Danve, a erstwhile person of Opposition successful the legislative council, besides evoked the woman's Marathwada origins.

"The decease of this girl of Marathwada who roseate successful beingness by struggling since her commencement shows that the protectors person turned predators," helium said, adding that an autarkic enquiry committee of officials from extracurricular Satara territory should beryllium appointed.

Meanwhile, arsenic per a purported reply submitted by the pistillate doc to constabulary authorities successful Satara territory aft a subordinate constabulary authoritative complained astir her, she faced threats from constabulary officials implicit her mode of working, and taunts implicit the transgression successful her location territory of Beed.

A comparative of the deceased doc has claimed she often faced unit from constabulary to alteration post-mortem reports and besides to modify aesculapian trial reports of arrested persons brought to the hospital.

Nitin Andhale, an activist, posted the pistillate doctor's purported connection fixed to an enquiry committee.

Accordingly, an MP erstwhile accused her, implicit the phone, of not providing a fittingness certificate to an arrested idiosyncratic (which would person enabled constabulary to question his custody) due to the fact that she belonged to Beed.

Police could person asked different doctors to analyse the person, but this was not done, she claimed.

PSI Badane erstwhile threatened her successful the hospital, she had alleged successful her statement.

Despite her ailment to the Deputy Superintendent of Police successful June this year, nary enactment was taken, it said.

Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe said the doctor’s decease was a substance of concern.

"This is simply a superior issue. I person written to CM Devendra Fadnavis, seeking stringent enactment against those involved," Gorhe said.

She said that Environment Minister Shambhuraj Desai, who hails from Satara district, has assured that determination volition beryllium an impartial probe into the case.

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Pankaja Munde, who hails from Beed district, said determination should beryllium nary “media trial” successful the incident.

“I americium assured that CM Fadnavis, who besides holds the Home portfolio, volition guarantee a thorough probe, including a elaborate forensic investigation, successful the case,” she said.

Minister of State for Health Meghna Bordikar said that she spoke to the Satara civilian surgeon and was informed that the doc had ne'er complained astir facing immoderate harassment.

Describing the physician's termination arsenic a sedate incident, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said it highlights the breakdown of the instrumentality and bid concern successful the state.

"The Fadnavis-led authorities has failed to support women," Sawant alleged.

Opposition Shiv Sena UBT spokesperson Sushma Andhare besides demanded the mounting up of an autarkic SIT to probe the case.