Gurgaon: Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Raping Nurse

Published On 2016-07-15 11:24 GMT | Update On 2016-07-15 11:24 GMT

GURGAON: A 35 year old medical practitioner from Gurgaon has been arrested for allegedly raping a nurse on pretext of marrying her, police said. The accused, now identified as Dr Girish Ojha had been absconding for the past three months and post arrest, has now sent to a three day judicial custody

An FIR was registered a few months back by the nurse alleging doctor Girish Ojha had sexually assaulted her. According the to complaint, the woman had befriended the doctor while she was studying at SGT University in Chandu-Budhera . Her complaint stated that the doctor raped her multiple times after promising marriage.

"Ojha raped me for long time on pretext of marrying me but now he refused to marry," the girl said in her complaint registered at the Women's Police Station.

An FIR has been registered in the month of April against the man under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC. Since then the doctor was absconding and was finally arrested by the authorities from Allahabad

"The doctor, was absconding after the complaint, and he has been arrested from Allahabad. We are grilling him after getting him on three days police remand," said a senior police officer.

Both the accused and the survivor worked at a private city hospital.

It is reported that according to a judgement of Delhi high court, “entering into a sexual relationship with a woman after making her a false promise of marriage amounts to rape.”

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Gurgaon: Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Raping Nurse

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