Dispute Over Profits: Female doctor allegedly assaulted by pharmacist, FIR registered

Pune: A heated argument unfolded between a female doctor and a pharmacist over a share of profits in the Khed taluka area leading to the doctor being subjected to alleged verbal abuse and physical assault by the accused.

Based on accusations of harassing and assaulting a female doctor at a private hospital, the Mahalunge MIDC police on Monday registered an FIR against a pharmacist under relevant sections of IPC. 

According to the police, the doctor and the pharmacist engaged in a heated dispute regarding the division of profits, leading to the doctor being subjected to alleged verbal abuse and physical assault by the accused. 

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As per a TOI news report, the accused barged inside the doctor's cabin at the hospital in Khed taluka on Saturday at around 8.30 pm when she was on duty. The argument started when the accused confronted the doctor and demanded a 50% share of the profit claiming that he was the reason she was getting patients.   

When the doctor refused to accept his demands and also denied his allegations, the duo engaged in a verbal dispute which soon escalated into assault. The doctor claimed that she was abused and pushed towards the wall by the accused. 

During the incident, the doctor called for help and one of her patients came to her rescue. The patient pushed the accused outside the doctor's cabin following which the doctor called her husband.  

Sub-inspector G K Theurkar of the Mahalunge MIDC police told The Daily, “The woman stated that the pharmacist again came to the hospital. He abused and assaulted her husband before running away."

Afterwards, the doctor filed a complaint at the police station against the pharmacist and an FIR was registered under sections 354 (assault or criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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