Woman doctor’s suicide: Will not rest till justice served, won’t tolerate politics, says Fadnavis
Satara.(PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he will not rest till justice is delivered in the alleged suicide of a woman doctor in Satara district, asserting that he also won’t tolerate attempts to politicise the matter.
During the day, state minister Pankaja Munde and former minister Dhananjay Munde visited the doctor's kin at their place in Beed district and demanded a high-level investigation into the case.
Speaking after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several development works at Phaltan in Satara, Fadnavis said, “An attempt was made that I don't come for this programme. Former MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar and local MLA Sachin Patil's names were linked to the case. If I had an iota of doubt, I would have myself cancelled my visit.”
The CM also said he will not tolerate attempts to politicise the doctor's death.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed the doctor’s alleged suicide an “institutionalised murder” and claimed her death exposes the “inhuman and insensitive” nature of the BJP-led government.
The doctor, hailing from Beed district in the Marathwada region of central Maharashtra and posted at a government hospital in Satara district, was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan town on Thursday night.
In the suicide note written on her palm, she alleged that police sub-inspector Gopal Badane raped her on multiple occasions, while Prashant Bankar, a software engineer, mentally harassed her.
The sub-inspector and the engineer were arrested on Saturday.
Fadnavis said he would never compromise on ensuring justice for his “younger sister”, whose death by suicide was extremely tragic and unfortunate.
The doctor wrote a suicide note on her palm, and both the accused have been arrested, he said.
“I will not rest till justice is delivered,” said Fadnavis, who also heads the home department.
A relative of the doctor had alleged that she complained multiple times about harassment, but her grievances were not addressed. Another relative claimed the victim was pressured to change medical reports at the sub-district hospital where she worked.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve had accused former BJP MP Ranjitsingh Naik Nimbalkar of pressuring the doctor on one occasion in the past. Nimbalkar, however, denied the allegation, saying it had no truth, and his name was being dragged into the case deliberately.
BJP MLA Suresh Dhas has demanded that the “MP who allegedly tried to coerce” the woman doctor be made an accused in the case. He did not name any leader, though.
Meanwhile, Fadnavis also said that water from the Nira Deoghar dam should have been brought to Malshiras and Phaltan several years ago, but those in power previously did not want that to happen and diverted the water rightfully of Phaltan to other regions.
The CM asserted his government works for the all-round development of the state.
Development schemes, including the waiver of electricity bills for farmers and the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme for women, will never be stopped, he added.
His party colleague Pankaja Munde visited the doctor’s family and assured them of justice. She called the incident “extremely painful”.
The state minister of environment and climate change, and animal husbandry said she will soon meet the CM seeking a high-level investigation.
Former minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, who represents the Parli constituency in Beed district, also met the family and demanded an impartial investigation, preferably under senior women officers.
He said it must be determined whether it was a case of suicide or murder.
“I have already spoken to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about the matter and will meet him in Mumbai to demand a detailed and transparent probe,” Munde said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
