Silchar psychiatrist booked for outraging modesty of women

Silchar: After a ‘Me Too’ movement stirred up on social media, a psychiatrist at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) has been booked for allegedly sending objectionable and derogatory text messages to girls on social media.   

The city police registered an FIR against the doctor after complaints were filed about him texting demeaning, objectifying messages and making indecent proposals to young girls and women. The text messages were leaked on social media which caused controversy.   

In addition, complaints requiting the doctor's suspension have been submitted to SMCH principal Dr Bhaskar Gupta on Tuesday and the Directorate of Medical Education, Assam (via email) on Wednesday.    

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According to multiple media reports, the physiatrist messaged several women and also teenage girls from 17-year-old girls to those in their 30s and 40s. He was accused of making indecent proposals to them which outraged their modesty.  

The matter came to light when a girl from Silchar now residing in Bangalore came out on social media against the doctor with the mentioned allegations and with screenshots of his texts as evidence. The TOI reports that the girl’s post soon went viral on social media and many girls who also fell victim to the doctor's alleged harassment shared screenshots, revealing that they had also received similar messages from him.   

According to the Barak bulletin news report, the victims also alleged that the doctor made remarks about the physical appearance of young women, treating them as objects and pressuring them into entering into intimate relationships with him, all without their consent. Those who did not comply were subjected to derogatory comments about their level of education.

The police action comes against the backdrop of the complaints made by two girls. Recording their statements and the evidence provided, the police registered a case against the doctor under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC). 

An investigation into the case is underway and the doctor has not yet responded to the allegations.   

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