“Politicising such a sensitive issue”: Maharashtra CM slams Rahul Gandhi over Satara doctor suicide case

Maharashtra Chief Minister CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday hit out at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for calling the alleged suicide of a Satarabased doctor an ldquoinstitutionalised murderrdquo and accused the Congress of politicising the case news agency ANI reportedSpeaking to reporters in Nagpur CM Fadnavis said that the the Congress Member of Parliament MP had not considered all the facts before commenting on social mediaRahul Gandhi doesnt know what he posts He doesnt take the complete information The case is very clear The doctor who committed suicide has written a note on her hand and that has partially helped solve the case I have clearly said that the accused will not be spared but Rahul Gandhi and his party are politicising such a sensitive issue CM Fadnavis said RahulGandhi 26102025Maharashtra Nagpur pictwittercomh8BIJU5VNHmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis October 26 2025Gandhi had earlier criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra describing the Satara doctor suicide as a case of ldquoinstitutionalised murder In a post on X he said the doctorrsquos death exposes the ldquoinhumane and insensitiverdquo face of the BJP Government hellipmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi October 26 2025The Leader of Opposition added that a promising doctor who aspired to alleviate the suffering of others became a victim of ldquothe persecution of criminals entrenched in a corrupt systemThe case came to light when a note found on the doctorrsquos hand mdash who was discovered dead in Satara on Friday mdash named a police officer and two others alleging that they had driven her to take the extreme step through physical and mental harassmentSatara Police have arrested two people Police Subinspector Gopal Badne and a software engineer in connection with the case A case has been registered against them under charges of rape and abetment of suicide Badne has also been suspended from serviceBadne will be presented before the court Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi said adding that further proceedings would followSpeaking to ANI earlier Doshi said Absconding accused PSI Gopal Badne appeared at the Phaltan Rural Police Station late last night We will present him before the court today and conduct further proceedingsEarlier at a public meeting in Satara CM Fadnavis denied any involvement of Mahayuti leaders Ranjit Dada and Sachin Patil in the incident ANI reportedCondoling the doctorrsquos death he said Sometimes an incident is very unfortunate The day before yesterday our younger sister committed suicide here Her death is very sad She had even written the reason for taking her life on her hands The police have immediately arrested the accused All the facts related to the case are coming out We will not sit quietly until justice is given to our little sisterHe also assured that there would be ldquono compromiserdquo in the probe ANI reportedBut in every matter some people try to do politics For no reason the names of our Ranjit Dada and Sachin Patil local MLA have been linked The people of Maharashtra know Deva Bhau very well if there had been even the slightest doubt in this matter I would have cancelled this program In such matters I do not look at party I do not look at the person nor do I look at politics This is the case of our little sister No compromise will be made added CM FadnavisMeanwhile Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said the government will take the matter to a fasttrack courtThe accused have been arrested The incident is condemnable and unfortunate In this case none of the accused will be let go there will be very harsh punishment and the whole matter will go to the fasttrack court Shinde told reportersEarlier in the day Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Gopinath Munde met the doctorrsquos family and assured them justiceAfter I got to know the details today I visited the family of the deceased offered condolences and assured them of support I will discuss the matter with the Chief Minister and I am confident that justice will be served Munde saidNeed help here are suicide prevention helplinesSamaritansMumbaiMonday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm 8422984527Connecting NGO From 10 am to 8 pm 99220043059922001122Snehi From 10 am to 10 pm 93768041021 Life 7893078930Aasra 9820466726With ANI inputs