Overview
- FIRs for rape and abetment to suicide were filed against Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane and Prashant Bankar, with Badane suspended and special teams set up to trace the accused.
- Bankar, the landlord’s son, was arrested near Pune on Friday night, while Badane, who was initially untraceable, later surrendered and was taken into custody, police said.
- The doctor’s palm note alleged four rapes by Badane and harassment by Bankar, and a separate four-page statement detailed pressure from police and an unnamed MP to falsify fitness and post-mortem reports.
- Records show the doctor had lodged complaints in June, followed by an August RTI, as local police filed counter-claims and a hospital committee reviewed the dispute over fitness certifications.
- The body was sent for post-mortem as investigators examine phone records and messages, with state authorities and commissions launching parallel inquiries and political leaders urging an independent probe and stricter POSH enforcement.