Physician accused of raping 15-year-old affected person at Haryana hospital
A 15-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a advisor physician on the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) District Civil Hospital in Kurukshetraofficials mentioned on Sunday.
The incident got here to gentle after the woman was admitted following complaints of abdomen ache, when the physician allegedly sexually assaulted her a number of instances.
The woman was later moved to the emergency ward after she started bleeding. It was there that she confided in senior medical doctors concerning the incident, prompting them to tell the police, officers acknowledged.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar acknowledged that, primarily based on the criticism lodged by the woman’s father, a case has been registered in opposition to the physician below Sections 10 and 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012.
In response to the seriousness of the state of affairs and the FIR, the Haryana authorities has terminated the physician’s providers with quick impact.
In response to sources, the accused physician took depart shortly after the incident occurred and has not returned to the hospital since then.
The accused physician is a retired principal medical officer (PMO) and is at present serving as a advisor doctor on the hospital.
One other physician, who was on emergency responsibility on the hospital on the time of the incident, mentioned on Sunday that the woman arrived on the hospital from her village along with her father on the morning of Could 29. The woman complained to the physician about belly ache and a burning sensation whereas urinating; consequently, the physician, who was stationed at an OPD, admitted her to the feminine ward. It’s alleged that within the afternoon, the accused physician took her to his OPD chamber.
He additional defined that round 8.30 pm on the evening of Could 29, the woman was shifted from the feminine ward to the emergency ward after complaining of extreme bleeding. At this level, the woman allegedly revealed she had been sexually assaulted a number of instances whereas within the OPD chamber.
The hospital administration sprang into motion instantly after the case got here to gentle. The administration reported the matter to the police, officers mentioned.
