Mumbai: Resident doctors across Maharashtra on Monday launched a statewide agitation demanding justice for the late medical officer from Phaltan, who died by suicide last month after alleged harassment by two police personnel. Doctors held silent protests, rallies, and candlelight vigils, suspending OPD services for the day while continuing emergency and elective care.

The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) had called for the peaceful protest to seek justice for the young woman medical officer from Satara, whose death has shaken the state’s medical fraternity. From November 3, resident doctors suspended all non-emergency duties but continued emergency and ICU services, stressing the need for systemic reforms to safeguard doctors in government institutions.

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