New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday termed the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara as a "very unfortunate incident" and said he has asked the Superintendent of Police to take strict action against the accused including a police official who has been absconding.

Shinde was in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"It is a very unfortunate incident. I have spoken to the local SP. The accused is a police official. FIR has been lodged in the incident. I have asked the SP to take stringent action against the accused in this case," Shinde said, while talking to the media.

Meanwhile, Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi stated that the police have arrested Prashant Bankar, one o...