Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has issued directions to Maharashtra Director General of Police to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a senior woman police officer to investigate the suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan.

The move comes amid allegations led by the Opposition—Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP)—of foul play by a nexus of police and politicians. Former BJP MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar was also dragged in the case. CM Fadnavis has already given clean chit to him.

According to sources, with names of police officials of Satara police coming up in the case, the decision to form an SIT has been taken to avoid pressure on investigators. The order for the SIT is likely to be issued soon.

On October 22, a woman doctor working for a hosp

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