Mohali: Doctor booked for allegedly raping mentally challenged elderly woman
Mohali: A doctor has been booked under Section 376 of the IPC for allegedly raping an elderly woman suffering from mental issues when he was intoxicated. The incident took place on Tuesday night at the doctor's clinic in Handesara village.
The accused has been identified as Dr Shubhankar Vishwas. The case was first encountered by Investigating Officer (IO) Parveen Kaur and his friends.
At night around 9:30 pm on May 10, when Parveen left the house to get some fresh air after having dinner and went to the Baljeet Chand shop, he heard screams of a woman coming from the clinic. Without thinking twice, Parveen went to the clinic with his friends Parminder and Jaswinder.
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As per The Tribune reports, after they reached the spot, they saw that the door was locked from the inside. After repetitive knocking on the door, the doctor responded by opening the door and they saw that an elderly woman was lying in the room. She claimed of been raped by the doctor. The doctor was in an intoxicated state after getting caught he fled the scene.
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