Dentist Gets 10-year Jail for sexually assaulting Patient under sedation

Bareilly: A fast-track court in Bareilly has sentenced a dentist to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a patient who had visited his clinic for treatment. The verdict was delivered on Saturday by Additional District and Sessions Judge Raghavendra Mani.

According to Government Counsel Santosh Kumar Srivastava, the patient had gone to Sharma’s clinic on October 16, 2021, for relief from toothache. During the visit, the doctor allegedly administered a sedative injection, claiming it was needed for a tooth extraction. Once the woman lost consciousness, he allegedly raped her.

According to recent PTI report, a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Saturday sentenced a doctor to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a married woman in 2021 who had visited his dental clinic for treatment. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court) Raghavendra Mani pronounced the verdict against Dr Ravindra Prakash Sharma, a dentist after convicting him of rape, Government Counsel Santosh Kumar Srivastava said.

He said that the victim's husband reported the incident to the Izzatnagar police station and said that his wife was seeking treatment for a toothache at Sharma's clinic.

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As per the complaint on October 16, 2021, at around 4:00 pm, when the woman went to the clinic for medication, Dr Sharma administered a sedative injection under the pretext of preparing her for a tooth extraction. The injection rendered the woman unconscious, and the doctor then raped her.

The husband further alleged that Sharma recorded the assault and subsequently used the video to blackmail his wife, Srivastava told PTI.

Following this, an FIR was registered at Izzatnagar police station. Police filed a chargesheet against the accused after investigations.

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