"Was Raped By Cop 4 Times": Maharashtra Woman Doctor's Suicide Note On Hand
The suicide that took place on Thursday night triggered a political row in the state on Friday, even as the accused cop has been suspended.
A woman doctor, who was reportedly raped four times in five months by a police sub-inspector (SI), died by suicide at a district hospital in Maharashtra's Satara on Thursday night.
In a note written on her left palm, the victim accused SI Gopal Badne of physical and mental abuse, and said his constant harassment forced her to take her own life. Badne has now been suspended. In the note, she also accused Prashant Bankar, the son of her landlady, of mental harassment.
" Police inspector Gopal Badne is the reason I died. He raped me four times. He subjected me to rape, mental and physical abuse for more than five months," the note said.
The doctor, who was working as a medical officer at Phaltan sub-district hospital, had raised similar allegations in a letter addressed to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the Sub-Divisional Office, Phaltan, on June 19.
In her letter to the DSP months before her suicide, the woman doctor accused two police officers of Phaltan Rural Police Department of harassment and sought legal action against them.
She named Badne, Sub-Divisional Police Inspector Patil and Assistant Police Inspector Ladputre in the letter. She said she was "under extreme stress, hence, requested that the serious matter be investigated and appropriate action be taken against the guilty officers".
Sources said Badne was suspended on the orders of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The suicide that took place on Thursday night triggered a political row in the state on Friday.
State Congress leader Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar hit out at the ruling Mahayuti government over the suicide note.
"When the protector becomes the predator! The duty of the police is to protect, but if they themselves are exploiting a female doctor, how will justice be served? Why was no action taken when this girl had previously lodged a complaint? The Mahayuti government repeatedly shields the police, which is leading to an increase in police atrocities," he said in a post on X.
"Merely ordering an inquiry in this case is not enough. These police officers should be sacked from their jobs, otherwise, they could exert pressure on the investigation. Why was her earlier complaint not taken seriously? Those who ignored it and those who shielded these police officers should face action. Until action is taken against the police, police atrocities will not be curbed," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is a part of the ruling Mahayuti, assured of a thorough probe into the doctor's suicide.
A woman doctor, who was reportedly raped four times in five months by a police sub-inspector (SI), died by suicide at a district hospital in Maharashtra's Satara on Thursday night.
In a note written on her left palm, the victim accused SI Gopal Badne of physical and mental abuse, and said his constant harassment forced her to take her own life. Badne has now been suspended. In the note, she also accused Prashant Bankar, the son of her landlady, of mental harassment.
" Police inspector Gopal Badne is the reason I died. He raped me four times. He subjected me to rape, mental and physical abuse for more than five months," the note said.
The doctor, who was working as a medical officer at Phaltan sub-district hospital, had raised similar allegations in a letter addressed to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the Sub-Divisional Office, Phaltan, on June 19.
In her letter to the DSP months before her suicide, the woman doctor accused two police officers of Phaltan Rural Police Department of harassment and sought legal action against them.
She named Badne, Sub-Divisional Police Inspector Patil and Assistant Police Inspector Ladputre in the letter. She said she was "under extreme stress, hence, requested that the serious matter be investigated and appropriate action be taken against the guilty officers".
Sources said Badne was suspended on the orders of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The suicide that took place on Thursday night triggered a political row in the state on Friday.
State Congress leader Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar hit out at the ruling Mahayuti government over the suicide note.
"When the protector becomes the predator! The duty of the police is to protect, but if they themselves are exploiting a female doctor, how will justice be served? Why was no action taken when this girl had previously lodged a complaint? The Mahayuti government repeatedly shields the police, which is leading to an increase in police atrocities," he said in a post on X.
"Merely ordering an inquiry in this case is not enough. These police officers should be sacked from their jobs, otherwise, they could exert pressure on the investigation. Why was her earlier complaint not taken seriously? Those who ignored it and those who shielded these police officers should face action. Until action is taken against the police, police atrocities will not be curbed," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is a part of the ruling Mahayuti, assured of a thorough probe into the doctor's suicide.
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