Hyderabad: Unani Practitioner held for allegedly raping nurse

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2019-07-26T09:15:49+05:30 | Updated On 8 Jan 2020 7:36 PM IST

Hyderabad: Unani Practitioner held for allegedly raping nurse

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted by a unani doctor at a private hospital here, police said Thursday.

The accused, who holds a degree in Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) was arrested Wednesday and produced before a local court which sent him to judicial custody, they said.

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The victim, a nurse, accused the doctor of raping her multiple times over the past two years, they said. Based on a complaint, a case under relevant sections of IPC was registered against the doctor, they added.

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