Doctor Arrested for Raping Patient in Delhi’s Dwarka
A case under section 376 (punishment for rape) of IPC has been registered against the accused.
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A 47-year-old orthopedic surgeon of a civil hospital in Gurgaon was arrested from Dwarka on Sunday for allegedly raping a patient, police sources said.
The 44-year-old victim in her complaint on Friday alleged that she had recently visited Dr Arvind Jindal at Gurgaon civil hospital following pain in her leg, which was operated upon by him two years ago, a senior police officer said.
Jindal advised her for an X-ray and when she visited the hospital with the report she was asked to wait.
When the hospital OPD closed, Jindal took her to his friend in Dwarka promising her that he would help her get a job in an NGO.
Later, he took her to his flat in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area and raped her there, the police official said, adding that the doctor had also allegedly threatened her of dire consequences if she reported the matter to police.
Initially, she kept quiet but approached police on 7 October, he said, adding that the doctor was arrested the same day.
"We have conducted a medical examination of the victim which confirmed rape," the officer said.
A case under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of IPC has been registered against the accused, he added.
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