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Doctor's Death: Police Search for Accused Sub-Inspector's Phone, Extend Custody of Second Accused

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A 29-year-old woman doctor, working as a medical officer at a government-run hospital in Phaltan, was found dead at a hotel in Phaltan town on October 23 night. According to police, they found a suicide note written on the woman's left palm, which said she was allegedly raped four times by suspended Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane and also mentally and sexually assaulted by software engineer Prashant Bankar for the last few months. An FIR was lodged against both of them, and they have been arrested under BNS sections 108, 64 (2). Police are investigating the case and have received the post-mortem report, which states that death occurred due to asphyxia due to hanging.

Key Takeaways:

  • Police are searching for the phone of accused suspended Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane, which they suspect he has concealed.
  • A court in Satara has extended the police custody of software engineer Prashant Bankar by two days.
  • The post-mortem report states that the doctor's death occurred due to asphyxia due to hanging.
  • The police are probing the phone calls and WhatsApp conversations between the deceased and the two accused persons.
  • The FIR was lodged under BNS sections 108, 64 (2) against both Gopal Badane and Prashant Bankar.
  • The woman doctor was found dead at a hotel in Phaltan town on October 23 night.
  • The probe has revealed that the doctor was a native of Beed district and was staying as a tenant in a house owned by Bankar's father in Phaltan.

Statistics:

  • The doctor was 29 years old at the time of her death.
  • The police custody of Prashant Bankar has been extended by two days.
  • The post-mortem report states that the death occurred due to asphyxia due to hanging.
  • The FIR was lodged on October 23 against Gopal Badane and Prashant Bankar.
  • The woman doctor was found dead at a hotel in Phaltan town.

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