Assam doctor allegedly pours hot water on minor domestic help, booked
Assam: A doctor attached to Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) has recently been booked for allegedly torturing a minor by pouring boiling water on him while he was sleeping.
As per a recent media account, the child was a domestic help and has been living and serving the doctor's family for one and a half years. The 12-year-old child was engrossed in sleeping when the doctor allegedly poured boiling water on him on August 31.
The child was later rescued by the members of the Child Welfare Committee, who also lodged a complaint against the doctor with the Dibrugarh police station.
One of the committee members of Dibrugarh's child welfare informed that they received information regarding the incident where a 12-year-old had been "tortured at Milan Nagar area on Monday night."
They assembled their team and visited the doctor's house from where they rescued the child. They have expressed their disappointment at such a behavior of a respected doctor.
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