Chennai Doctor from RGGGH gets 10-year-jail for raping colleague

While staying at the facility, the accused doctor allegedly sexually assaulted a female doctor. Following this, the lady doctor lodged a complaint before the Dean of the Hospital. On the basis of the complaint, the 'Visakha' committee of the hospital conducted an inquiry into the alleged incident. After confirming that the doctor had raped the concerned female colleague, a case was registered at Thenampet All Women Police Station.

Medical Dialogues had reported back in 2021 that the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), the apex body that administers government medical college hospitals in Tamil Nadu had terminated the services of two doctors of RGGGH Chennai after they got arrested for allegedly raping their colleagues.

The officials stated that the two doctors were non-service postgraduates working at the hospital, who were involved in COVID duty. They were arrested for allegedly raping a woman doctor and for molesting another woman doctor while they were staying at a hotel during the quarantine period while on COVID duty.

Allegedly the incidents took place separately on August 5 and September 6 respectively in the five-star hotel where they were staying during their Covid-19 isolation period. The accused doctors were on short-contract COVID duty. Both the women had filed separate cases against the accused to the hospital dean.

The Times of India adds that after an FIR was lodged before Teynampet all-women police, a chargesheet was filed before the Mahila Court. While considering the matter, judge T H Mohammed Farooq convicted the doctor under IPC section 376 (I).

Apart from this, the judge also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 and ordered the doctor to pay another Rs 20,000 as compensation the victim doctor as penalty.

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