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Over 200 Detained in Mumbai Youth Congress Protest Over Satara Doctor’s Death

Demonstrators pressed for an independent SIT inquiry into the Satara case during marches near Marine Drive and the chief minister’s residence.

Overview

  • Police said they intercepted and detained more than 200 protesters as groups moved toward Varsha after gathering at Marine Drive and Girgaon Chowpatty.
  • Mumbai Youth Congress president Zeenat Shabrin, national Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, and state spokesperson Sachin Sawant were among those stopped and taken to the Azad Maidan police station.
  • Protesters demanded a thorough Special Investigation Team probe, with Congress leaders vowing to continue pressing for accountability in the case.
  • The doctor was found dead on October 23 in a Phaltan hotel, and a note written on her palm named police sub-inspector Gopal Badane and software engineer Prashant Bankar; both were arrested and Badane was dismissed from the force.
  • VBA leader Prakash Ambedkar met the family and called for an unbiased SIT review, including scrutiny of recent post-mortem reports and call records.