Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday condemned the alleged suicide of a woman doctor in Satara district, calling it a “shameful” incident that highlights the lack of safety for working women and students in the state, news agency PTI reported.

Sapkal claimed that the 28-year-old doctor faced harassment after she refused to meet the demands of “powerful people.” The doctor was found dead in a Phaltan hotel room on October 23. In a note written on her palm, she accused Police Sub-inspector Gopal Badane of repeatedly raping her and a software engineer of mentally harassing her. Both the men have since been arrested.