Medical doctors protest in entrance of KEM Hospital in Mumbai on November 2, 2025. Photograph courtesy: Particular Association
Medical doctors from Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar staged a protest on Sunday (November 2, 2025) demanding a speedy and truthful investigation into the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old physician posted at Paltan Sub-District Hospital in Satara. The physician, who hailed from Beed district, was discovered useless in his lodge room on October 22, with a word in his hand naming a police officer and two others accused of harassment.
The Maharashtra Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors (MARD) introduced a phased agitation plan, culminating in a state-wide strike on November 3 and 4. “We is not going to cease till justice is served. If the federal government doesn’t act, all remaining well being providers may also be stopped,” mentioned Dr Ravi Sapkar, vice-chairman of BMC MARD. Emergency and ICU providers will proceed, however OPD and non-emergency providers can be closed throughout the two-day strike.
The uproar started on October 29, when medical doctors wore black ribbons to work, and on October 30, black tape was positioned over their mouths to suggest that their voices had been silenced. The digital artwork and rangoli marketing campaign was held on October thirty first. Over the weekend, MARD launched a state-wide social media drive with the hashtags #JusticeForDoctors and #JusticeForPhaltanMO, culminating with a candle march at India Gate and CSMT on Sunday. On Saturday, a staff of resident medical doctors visited the deceased’s native village to supply condolences and pledged full assist to the household.
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The incident sparked outrage throughout the medical fraternity in Maharashtra. Satara police arrested Sub-Inspector Gopal Badne and Inspector Prashant Bankal on costs of rape and abetting suicide. Badone, whose title was included within the memo, was suspended and remanded in custody till October 30. The deceased’s cousin claimed that the physician was underneath political stress to control the autopsy report. Earlier, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis promised strict motion however confronted criticism for confessing to former Bharatiya Janata Occasion MP Ranjisingh Naik Nimbalkar forward of the probe.
On Saturday, the federal government fashioned a particular investigation staff (SIT) led by IPS officer Tejaswi Sapte. Nevertheless, MARD insists on a judicially supervised SIT headed by a former excessive courtroom choose and a girl IPS officer to make sure impartiality. In a press launch, MARD outlined a variety of calls for, together with speedy trial in Beed by a particular public prosecutor, accountability for negligent officers underneath the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita provisions, implementation of the Well being Safety Act, and creation of an unbiased medical grievance redressal physique. The affiliation additionally demanded a state-wide psychological well being assist system for medical doctors, activation of POSH and ICC committees in all hospitals, compensation of Rs 5 billion and authorities jobs for one member of the family, authorized safety for whistleblowers and witnesses, preservation of CCTV footage and name information, and common publication of findings. It additionally known as for the creation of a state-level committee to assessment working circumstances and security for medical doctors.
MARD strongly criticized the defamatory and insensitive statements being circulated within the media, together with the feedback of the Chairman of the Maharashtra State Fee for Ladies. “Remarks like this are deeply regrettable and missing in dignity, particularly when directed at a deceased feminine physician who’s unable to defend herself,” the affiliation mentioned, calling on the media and others concerned to take care of dignity and consideration.
Opposition chief Ambadas Dambe meets MARD representatives in Mumbai on November 2, 2025
in the meantime. Opposition chief Ambadas Dambe met MARD representatives in Mumbai on Sunday and promised to boost the difficulty strongly within the legislative discussion board. “This incident is a turning level for the medical group in Maharashtra,” MARD mentioned, calling for structural reforms to guard medical doctors from administrative harassment and political interference. If the calls for will not be met, MARD warned of a big rally at Azad Maidan, stressing that the agitation would stay peaceable however resolute.
