Assam: Woman doctor alleges rape by colleague at private hospital

In yet another incident of crime against women reported from Assam’s Dibrugarh, a doctor practicing at a private hospital was taken into police custody for allegedly raping a colleague on Thursday, the police said.

The female doctor alleged that the accused raped her in his room in the hospital on Wednesday after work hours, a police officer said.

A compliant was registered the following day at the Borbari police station located in the Assam Medical College campus.

"Based on the FIR of the complainant, we have arrested the accused doctor. He has been booked under section 376 (rape) and 328 (causing harm) of the IPC. The medical examination of the victim has been carried out and the report is awaited. Her statement has been recorded. The accused doctor is currently being interrogated," an officer said.

Superintendent of police, Dibrugarh, Shwetank Mishra validated the arrest of the accused doctor.

"We have sent the doctor for a medical test and waiting for the report. Our interrogation is underway," he said.

The victim, who is a resident of a Union territory, has been sent for a medical assessment, the officer added.

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