Bengaluru Dermatologist Sent to Judicial Custody After 21-Year-Old Alleges Sexual Harassment During Skin Examination
Bengaluru: A dermatologist has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 21-year-old woman during a consultation at his private clinic in central Bengaluru.
As per a recent media report in the Times of India, the local police arrested the 56-year old doctor after the woman lodged a complaint accusing him of taking advantage of her being alone at the clinic on Saturday evening. He has been remanded in judicial custody.
A case has been registered under Sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to the complaint, the woman alleged that on the pretext of examining her skin infection, the doctor touched her inappropriately and continued to harass her for nearly 30 minutes. She stated that he hugged and kissed her multiple times and made indecent advances, despite her resistance.
The complaint further mentioned that the doctor forced her to undress, claiming it was part of the medical examination, and later suggested booking a hotel room to spend private time with her. The woman stated that she usually visited the clinic with her father, but on that particular day, he was unable to accompany her.
TOI reports that following the incident, the woman’s family and local residents gathered outside the clinic and staged a protest. Police reached the spot and detained the doctor, who denied the allegations, claiming the complainant had misunderstood his actions.
Earlier this month, Medical Dialogues team had reported a similar alleged sexual assault case where a North Goa court had granted bail to the 28-year-old doctor, accused of allegedly molesting a foreign-origin patient admitted at Healthway Hospital in Old Goa. The court had ordered the doctor to pay a bond of Rs 1 lakh and provide one local surety of the same amount, along with a few other conditions for his release.
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