Pratapgarh (UP): A doctor who is also the director of the private hospital was booked for allegedly sexually harassing 25 year old patient. The patient has accused the doctor of raping the woman in the operation theatre of the medical facility while she was unconscious. Speaking to reporters the Circle Officer of Patti Anand Kumar Rai identified the accused as director and doctor of Ashish Hospital and Surgical Centre located in Dhakwa Bazaar in the Aspur Devsara area.
The police official said the woman, who went to the hospital with her mother, was advised by the doctor to undergo surgery for a lump in her breast. The procedure was carried out three days ago and she was later discharged, police said, adding that she was called to the hospital again to get her bandages changed. The doctor took her to the operation theatre, where he allegedly drugged her and raped her, the officer said. Pratapgarh police have registered a case against the doctor based on a complaint by the woman’s father, Rai added.
