 Summary of this article
• MLAs across parties demanded a fair probe in the Phaltan doctor’s suicide case during winter session of the assembly.
• CM Fadnavis shared, an SIT, a judicial commission is formed and confirmed key arrests, but ruled out compassionate-job benefits as the doctor was a contractual employee.
• The case triggered state-wide protests by doctors and renewed scrutiny of hospital ICC mechanisms and police pressure in medico-legal cases.
The suicide of a young government doctor in Satara in October 2025, has sparked intense debate in Maharashtra assembly's winter session on December 9.
Multiple MLAs- Vijay Vadettiwar, Nana Patole, Amit Satam, Sunil Prabhu, Dr. Jyoti Gaikwad raised questions about this issue during a questions-answer session, while demanding free and fair inquiry and demands for justice. CM Fadnavis said, no government job can be given to the Victim’s family member on compassionate grounds, as the doctor was not a permanent state government employee. |
