Phaltan Female Doctor Case; Investigation Handed Over to SIT, Cyber Examination of Data

In Brief

• Phaltan Female Doctor Case

• Investigation Handed Over to SIT, Cyber Examination of Data

• PSI Badane and Bankar in Judicial Custody

(Satara Doctor Case) The case of the suicide of a female doctor working at the Phaltan Sub-District Hospital in Satara district has caused a stir across the state. A shocking detail has emerged in this incident, as the doctor wrote the names of two individuals responsible for her death on her hand before committing suicide.

Before committing suicide, the deceased doctor wrote a suicide note on her hand, in which she made shocking allegations. In that note, the doctor wrote, "PSI Gopal Badne repeatedly abused and sexually exploited her for five months, and police officer Prashant Bankar mentally harassed her." The female doctor has made serious allegations of sexual abuse and mental harassment against both of them. Both accused have now been sentenced to 14 days of judicial custody in this case.

Against this backdrop, the investigation of this case has now been handed over to the SIT, and data is being examined by cyber experts. As per the orders of Special Inspector General of Police Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Tejaswi Satpute has been directly appointed as the chief officer of the SIT in this case.