Indore doctor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting patient
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Indore: A doctor has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district for allegedly raping a woman patient under the pretext of treatment and threatening her with obscene photographs, a police officer said on Monday.
According to the woman patient, she had visited the clinic of the accused doctor around three to four months ago, during which the doctor induced an injection into her that caused her to lose consciousness, after which the doctor sexually assaulted her.
According to an ANI report, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP, rural) Umakant Chaudhary said that the accused doctor also snapped her obscene photographs, used them to blackmail and coerce her into meeting him again. On Sunday, the accused allegedly took the woman to a resort, where he raped her again.
Following the incident, a group of people attacked the doctor's house in Mhow and set his bike on fire, an official said.
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Thereafter, the victim approached the police and filed a complaint against the doctor.
"Yesterday, a woman filed a complaint against a doctor, a resident of the Mhow area and said that she visited his clinic around three to four months ago. During her visit, the doctor administered injections to her, causing her to lose consciousness, after which he sexually assaulted her. He also took obscene photos of her and used them to coerce her into meeting him again. The accused took the victim to a resort under the Badgonda police station limits yesterday and raped her again," Chaudhary told ANI.
"Based on her complaint, the police registered a case under relevant sections, including rape and others, at Badgonda police station and arrested the accused doctor," DSP said.
The official said, "Additionally, after the incident came to light, some people attacked the accused doctor's home in Mhow and set his bike on fire, which was parked there. Following this, a case has been registered against six named individuals and some other people under the relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sahita (BNS) at Mhow police station, and an investigation began into the matter."
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