UP doctor booked for allegedly sexually harassing 25-year-old patient
Pratapgarh: The Pratapgarh police have registered a case against the director of a private hospital located in Dhakwa Bazaar in the Aspur Devsara area for allegedly sexually harassing a 25-year-old patient in the operation theatre of the facility.
Police said the man, who is also a doctor, has been accused of raping the woman in the operation theatre of the medical facility while she was unconscious.
According to a PTI report, Circle Officer of Patti Anand Kumar Rai identified the accused as the director of Ashish Hospital and Surgical Centre located in Dhakwa Bazaar in the Aspur Devsara area.
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The police official said the woman, who went to the hospital with her mother, was advised by Yadav to undergo surgery for a lump in her breast.
The procedure was carried out three days ago and she was later discharged, police said, adding that she was called to the hospital on Friday to get her bandages changed.
The doctor took her to the operation theatre, where he allegedly drugged her and raped her, the officer said, news agency PTI reported.
Pratapgarh police have registered a case against the doctor based on a complaint by the woman’s father, Rai added.
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