Kerala Doctor arrested for allegedly Molesting Minor

Kasaragod: In a shocking incident, a 61-year-old retired doctor in Kerala has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly molesting a minor girl during a counselling session at his residence.

The doctor formerly served as secretary at the Kanhangad District Homoeopathy Hospital. He was taken into custody by the Hosdurg police on Monday and produced before the Hosdurg Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, which remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody.

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The disturbing incident dates back to December 2023, when the girl, then 14 years old, visited the doctor’s house with her parents seeking counselling support. According to the complaint, the doctor allegedly hugged and sexually assaulted the minor during her fourth visit. The girl did not report the incident immediately but revealed the traumatic experience earlier this year during a counselling session at her school.

Based on her disclosure, a case was initially registered by the Chandera police.

The investigation was later transferred to the Hosdurg police as the abuse occurred under their jurisdiction. The accused faces charges under the POCSO Act, reports the Hindu.

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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that a doctor from Chicalim was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy at his clinic for two months by calling him multiple times and inappropriately touching him under the pretext of treating his rashes. According to a complaint from the boy's mother, the doctor inappropriately touched her son after requesting that he remove his clothing. Furthermore, she alleged that the doctor instructed her son not to disclose the matter to anyone. Based on the medical examination report of the teenager, which confirmed sexual assault, the police arrested the doctor after registering a case under sections 4, 8, and 12 of the POCSO Act and sections 8 (2) and 8 (9) of the Children’s Act.