Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday spoke to the family of a woman doctor who recently died by suicide, over the phone and assured them of support in their fight for justice, a press release issued by the party read.

A woman doctor died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara last week after alleged sexual assault and mental harassment by a police official and two others.

Congress State President Harshvardhan Sapkal visited the family of a doctor in Kavdagav, Beed district, to offer his condolences. Former minister Ashokrao Patil accompanied him, National Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chhib, State Mahila Congress President Sandhyatai Savvalakhe, State Youth Congress President Shivraj More, and Beed District Congress Committee President Rahul Sonawane, among others, a release said.

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