Assam gynaecologist held after nurse files complaint alleging sexual harassment on pretext of job
Lakhimpur: A gynaecologist has been arrested in Assam's Lakhimpur district for allegedly attempting to rape a woman, who sought the job of a nurse at his hospital, a police officer said on Saturday.
The accused was taken into custody late on Friday, he said.
The doctor has been identified as a gynaecologist and the proprietor of the Avaneesh Hospital & Research Center, located in North Lakhimpur town.
The arrest was made on the basis of the woman’s police complaint about molestation and attempted rape, the officer said.
"We are questioning the doctor and further investigation is underway," he added.
As per a media report in The Sentinel, on the other hand, the wife and mother of the doctor along with a section of employees of his hospital denied the allegation against him and said that he had become a victim of conspiracy. However, the court has sent him to jail on Saturday.
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