Overview
- Resident doctors halted non‑emergency services at government hospitals as protests rolled out across Maharashtra, with emergency care kept running.
- Indian Medical Association units plan OPD shutdowns at private clinics from November 7–13 and warn of a statewide withdrawal of services from November 14 if demands are unmet.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an SIT under a woman IPS officer, while Opposition leaders and the family say this falls short of independent oversight.
- NCP MP Supriya Sule met the bereaved family in Beed, urged the CM to avoid any ‘clean chit’ before the probe concludes, and pressed for an SIT led by a retired judge.
- Two accused—sub‑inspector Gopal Badane and software engineer Prashant Bankar—have been arrested as protests also target alleged leaks of the doctor’s call records and seek fast‑track trial.