Pune doctor arrested for sexually assaulting patient at his clinic
Pune: A Pune-based doctor running an acupressure clinic in Varvandi, Daund has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a female patient during treatment and extorting a gold ornament through intimidation.
The patient accused the doctor of forcefully sexually assaulting her even though she resisted. When the complainant threatened to inform others about the incident, the doctor allegedly manipulated her threatening to damage her reputation. After that, she claimed that he demanded a gold necklace which she handed over out of fear.
The incident occurred when the woman visited the doctor's clinic to treat a back ailment on August 21, 2024. According to her statement, what began as inappropriate advances quickly escalated into coercion and sexual assault. The incident reportedly occurred at multiple locations, including within the clinic premises as reported by Pune Times Mirror.
The complainant claimed that the doctor initially began touching her inappropriately. Still, when she resisted, the doctor forcefully took her to a private room within the clinic premises and sexually assaulted her. Even after she tried to resist him by threatening to report the incident, she claimed that the doctor continued to manipulate and coerce her.
Later, the doctor was accused of demanding a gold necklace from the victim which she handed over out of fear. When she later requested its return, the doctor allegedly refused and issued further threats.
Following the incident, she approached the police and filed a complaint against the doctor. Based on substantial evidence, the police registered the case and arrested the doctor.
Afterwards, he was presented in the Daund court, which remanded him to five days of police custody until December 16, 2024.
An investigation in this regard is underway.
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