Gaya Paediatrician held on charges of raping MBBS student on pretext of marriage

Patna: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old doctor allegedly raped an MBBS student on the pretext of marriage following which he was arrested by the Muzaffarpur police on Thursday.

The accused is a paediatrician in Magadh Medical College, Gaya and high drama ensued for two hours as the police team from Muzaffarpur arrived to arrest him.

The victim had registered a complaint with Ahiyapur police station in Muzaffarpur.

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“The accused was deployed in Sri Krishna Medical College Muzaffarpur a couple of years ago. He befriended the victim (a medical student) and allegedly established a physical relationship on the pretext of marriage. The accused repeatedly raped her. When the victim asked him for marriage, he refused. The accused later on transferred from Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) to Magadh Medical College Gaya,” said Babita Kumari, the sub-inspector of Ahiyapur police station Muzaffarpur.

After the victim lodged a complaint against the doctor, a team was constituted at the direction of SSP Muzaffarpur and raided Magadh Medical College on Thursday and arrested him.

"The accused had shown resistance and tried to flee from the spot but failed. Our officers nabbed him,” Babita Kumari said.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a doctor was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a nurse on the pretext of marriage in Bhopal's Sukhi Sewania. The complaint was made under section 376 (rape) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the woman who used to work under the doctor reported that she was allegedly raped and also became a victim of blackmail. The incident took place in September 2021 at the private hospital owned by the doctor. The nurse was working alone at the hospital when the doctor allegedly raped her.  

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