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Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Reacting to Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad’s statement on the suicide of a woman doctor after she was repeatedly raped by a police officer in Maharashtra and threatened by an MP in the state, BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Saturday accused Congress leaders of constantly playing cheap politics on sensitive issues. He asserted that Maharashtra is completely safe under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and assured strict action against those found guilty.
This came as Varsha Gaikwad termed the incident as an “extremely worrying situation”. He said, “I have seen the incident that happened in Maharashtra, and the way the woman doctor mentioned the name of the police officer in her suicide note raises serious questions. This is an extremely worrying situation, as it points to serious lapses in law enforcement. When the guards themselves become a threat, then whom can the citizens trust for safety?”
BJP leader Ram Kadam, speaking to IANS, said, “Whatever incident has happened, the police is thoroughly investigating to find out the reasons behind it. All the facts will come out after technical investigation and detailed interrogation.”
He further said, “Congress leaders have continuously played cheap politics on such matters. This is the same Congress under whose rule gelatin sticks were found outside the houses of industrialists. This is the same Congress government which was involved in the Rs 100 crore extortion case and during whose tenure people were subjected to atrocities. Varsha Gaikwad should not forget this. Maharashtra is completely safe under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis. Strict action.” “Action will be taken against the culprits.”
Meanwhile, police in Maharashtra’s Satara district on Saturday arrested an accused in the death of a woman doctor who committed suicide after she was allegedly repeatedly raped by a police officer and pressured by an MP to falsify the medical reports of the accused in the cases.
According to officials, the arrested man has been identified as Prashant Bankar, son of the doctor’s landlord, whose name is mentioned in his four-page suicide note.
The deceased doctor, a native of Beed district, was posted as a medical officer in a government hospital in Phaltan, Satara. On Thursday night, she was found hanging in a hotel room under mysterious circumstances. The shocking thing is that she had written a suicide note on her palm, in which she had named sub-inspectors Gopal Badane and Prashant Bankar, accusing the police officer of rape and Prashant of mental harassment.
After Prashant’s arrest, the police said that he will be produced in the court and his custody will be sought for further investigation. Meanwhile, sub-inspector Badane has been suspended, and a detailed investigation is underway. A case has been registered against both the accused at Phaltan police station. Satara SP Tushar Doshi confirmed that the rape allegations and Prashant’s role are being thoroughly investigated.
The woman doctor who allegedly committed suicide has left behind a detailed four-page suicide note, besides an inked note on the palm of her hand, in which she has stated that a police officer raped her four times and pressurized her to issue fake fitness certificates for persons accused in police cases. Now it has come to light in her note that she was allegedly under pressure not only from police officials but also from a Member of Parliament (MP) and his personal assistants.
She complained to various authorities 21 times, but no action was taken against those who tortured her.
Referring to a particular instance in his note, the doctor said he had refused to issue the certificate and two personal assistants of an MP had come to the hospital and made him talk to her over the phone. He said in his note that during that conversation the MP had indirectly threatened him.
His cousin also made similar allegations against the doctor of fudging medical certificates.
–IANS
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