‘No One Will Be Spared’: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis On Satara Doctor’s Suicide

Last Updated:October 25, 2025, 18:46 IST

Devendra Fadnavis said the government acted promptly in the matter and immediately suspended the concerned police official.

Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government had acted promptly in the matter. (PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday expressed sorrow over the suicide of a young doctor, who accused a police officer of raping her multiple times before ending her life, and assured strict action against those responsible.

“It is a very serious matter that a young doctor expressed her pain in this manner before ending her life. It is extremely saddening for all of us," Fadnavis said as quoted by news agency PTI.

The Chief Minister added that the state government has acted promptly in the matter. “The government immediately suspended the concerned police officials yesterday, and arrests have also begun. No one will be spared," he said.

Fadnavis also urged political parties to refrain from exploiting the tragedy for political gains. “I believe the opposition should not politicise this sensitive issue," he stated.

His remarks came after a young doctor ended her life with a suicide note written on her palm. She alleged rape and mental harassment by the aforementioned police sub-inspector and techie over the last five months.

The incident took place on the night of Bhai Dooj, when the doctor was found dead inside a locked room of a well-known hotel in Phaltan (Satara) around 10:30 pm.

“Badne raped me four times. He subjected me to rape, mental and physical abuse for more than five months," the note read.

She also left a four-page suicide in which she also accused a Member of Parliament (MP) of threatening her indirectly after she denied issuing a false medical certificate. She mentioned that she was pressured to issue fake fitness certificates for accused persons in police cases.

The letter detailed the harassment and coercion she allegedly faced from police officials, and in one instance, even from an MP and his personal assistants.

The doctor worked as a medical officer at the Phaltan sub-district hospital. She had written on her palm that she had been raped four times by Sub-Inspector Gopal Badne and subjected to mental and physical abuse for more than five months. She had been serving at the hospital for 23 months and was just a month away from completing her mandatory rural service bond, after which she planned to pursue postgraduate medical studies.

Later Fadnavis spoke to Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi and ordered the suspension of the sub-inspector named in the suicide note.

SP Doshi said both the accused have been booked under sections of rape and abetment of suicide.

“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.

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