According to police, the deceased doctor is survived by her husband and two children- a son studying in class X and a daughter in class VII. She had reportedly been battling depression after the closure of the couple's clinic at Mulund in Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She has directed the police administration to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into the matter through a representation to the Superintendent of Police of Sangli district.
The body of the doctor was found suspiciously in her own car on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway yesterday, with serious cuts to her hands and neck. It is imperative to find out whether this is a suicide or not, Dr Gorhe explained, according to a UNI news report.
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Speaking to TOI, Inspector Sanjay Harugade of the Islampur police said, based on circumstances, the Islampur police are not ruling out the possibility of the incident being a case of death by suicide. "Evidence collected so far showed she was all alone while driving the car from her Pune residence to Nipani in neighboring Karnataka before turning back and taking a halt at the spot where her body was found.''
She has demanded that the investigation into this case be started immediately under the Indian Penal Code and other ancillary provisions. Apart from this, if any indications like incitement to suicide or threats are found, they should also be investigated.
"A trail of blood from the car driver's seat to the back side of the car, where she was found dead, suggested that she may have stepped out of the car after inflicting injuries to herself. There was blood inside the car, on the driving seat, and as she might have walked to the back of her car," Harugade said.
According to the TOI, he said, "A blade was found at the spot. Preliminary postmortem mentioned the time of death between 7.30 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday and identified profuse bleeding from the wrist vein as the cause of death. She made four cuts on the wrists. There were some marks on her neck too, might be an attempt to cut the jugular vein, but marks didn't make deep cuts."
Dr Gorhe has demanded that it be ascertained whether anyone had put any direct or indirect pressure on her before her death.
She also said that if there are any witnesses in this case, they should be given protection under the Witness Protection Act.
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