Orthopedic doctor, manager allegedly molest minor in hospital, booked
Karur: An orthopedic doctor, who is also the chairman of a hospital and a hospital manager were booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) for allegedly sexually harassing a teen inside the facility.
The police stated that the 17 year old girl, often used to accompany her mother to the hospital, since the latter used to work in facility. However, on Saturday, her mother was not working and had gone out to take care of a property sale.
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According to a recent media report in The New Indian Express, the doctor got to know about this, following which he allegedly contacted the girl through her mother's phone number, asking her to come to the hospital for some reason.
However, when she arrived at the hospital, the manager of the hospital took her to the room of the doctor who had called her.
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