Maharashtra Tragedy: Arrests Made in Doctor's Suicide Case

A police sub-inspector and a software engineer have been arrested in connection with the suicide of a 28-year-old doctor in Maharashtra. Key evidence remains the missing mobile phone of the arrested officer. The doctor alleged rape and harassment, leading to charges against the men.

A police sub-inspector and a software engineer have been taken into custody following the suicide of a 28-year-old doctor in Satara district, Maharashtra. The police official's missing phone, believed to hold crucial evidence, is yet to be recovered.

The deceased doctor, who was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan town, accused the sub-inspector, Gopal Badane, of multiple instances of rape, and software engineer Prashant Bankar of mental harassment. Both were arrested following accusations of rape and abetment of suicide.

Suspend sub-inspector Badane is currently under interrogation about the phone's location, while Bankar's police custody has been extended by two days after his appearance in court on Tuesday.

(With inputs from agencies.)