India, Oct. 27 -- Around 15,000 doctors representing four major medical organisations in Maharashtra have threatened to launch a statewide strike if an impartial inquiry is not conducted into the death of a government medical officer posted at the Sub-District Hospital in Phaltan in Satara district.

"We have demanded that the case be fast-tracked and an inquiry be conducted into why cognisance was not taken despite the deceased doctor's repeated complaints regarding being under immense pressure," said Dr Santosh Kadam, president, Indian Medical Association (IMA) Maharashtra, one of the organisations backing the call for a statewide strike. "We will be meeting Satara's guardian minister (Shambhuraj Desai) on Tuesday to pursue the matter."...