Jaipur: Rajasthan police have arrested a local BJP leader for abetment of suicide of a doctor. The Doctor committed suicide after the death of a patient in a private hospital owned by her.

Archana Sharma, the doctor committed suicide after the police have slapped a murder charge against her for the death of a patient in her hospital.

Dr. Sharma left a suicide note, requesting police not to harass doctors and she asserted her innocence in the matter. Following outrage and protests of the doctors, the Chief Minister has taken quick action by suspending concerned police officers.

The family members of the woman patient protested against Dr. Sharma, had filed a police complaint against her. The death of a patient due to a haemorrhage shortly after giving birth in Dr. Sharma’s owned hospital in Rajasthan's Dausa.

Police have filed the case of murder against Dr Sharma and her husband following the protest of the family members of the patient. The police said Dr Sharma was distraught by the demonstrations and the filing of the First Information Report naming her. She ran the hospital along with her husband.

Doctors have staged protests demanding action against the state police, which filed a murder case against Archana Sharma on basis of complaints from the family of the patient who died.

According to NDTV report, in the handwritten suicide note, Dr Sharma had asked the authorities not to harass her husband and two young children after her death.

The patient, she wrote, died of postpartum haemorrhage despite all efforts to save her.  "Don't harass innocent doctors," was her big message.

Dr Sunil Upadhyay urged the state government to take action against the police. How did they file a case of Section 302 (murder) against her? There should be a law to stop harassing doctors and demanding money from them. My wife has died but what about other innocent doctors?"

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted: "The suicide incident of Dr Archana Sharma is deeply saddening. We consider doctors as gods. To save the life of patients, every doctor tries their best, but in case of any mishappening, it is not justified to blame the doctors."

The Chief Minister has assured for proper investigation into the matter and promised to take appropriate action against the culprits.