MUMBAI: Satara police on Friday arrested Prashant Bankar, one of the accused in the rape and harassment case linked to the suspected suicide of a lady doctor in Maharashtra , while the main accused, suspended PSI Gopal Badane, continues to remain absconding.

A 26-year-old woman doctor in Phaltan, Satara district, Maharashtra, died by suicide after leaving a seven-line note on her palm. In it, she accused police sub-inspector Gopal Banade of repeatedly raping and sexually exploiting her, and alleged that her landlord’s son, Prashant Bankar, harassed and tortured her. She also stated that both mentally tortured her for four months. It was reported that she spoke to Prashant Bankar shortly before taking her life.

Following the incident and public outrage, Satara district police formed t

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