India, Oct. 28 -- State women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar on Monday said that the 29-year-old woman doctor posted at the Phaltan Sub-District Hospital had refused job transfer orders on three occasions.

"The health department passed a special order for her," she said.

Chakankar said that the doctor had filed a complaint against three police officers in June alleging that they were pressuring her to issue fitness certificates for the accused. Officials from the Phaltan Police Station also submitted a written complaint against the doctor to the Satara civil surgeon accusing the doctor of deliberately issuing "not fit" certificates for accused, which allegedly delayed arrests and custodial interrogations.

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