THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A doctor was arrested for sexually harassing a house surgeon at a Taluk Hospital in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram.
The arrested doctor has been identified as Dr Binu N K, a native of Thiruvananthapuram and an employee at Nedumangad District Hospital.
The incident occurred around noon on Friday. According to police, Vinod called the junior doctor, a house surgery student, to his private consultation room at his residence, where he allegedly attempted to sexually assault her.
The house surgeon, a postgraduate student, had reportedly consulted the doctor after noticing swelling on her body, but the accused attempted to harass her under the pretext of an examination.
The student managed to escape from the room and later informed her colleagues about the incident. With their assistance, she filed a complaint at the Nedumangad police station. The police registered a case under charges pertaining to rape. The doctor denied the allegation, claiming he had conducted only a routine medical examination.
Meanwhile, the health department suspended the doctor. The suspension order stated that the doctor’s conduct had brought disrepute to the department and the government. It also noted that the doctor had engaged in private practice during duty hours.
Citing these grounds, the department suspended him under Rule 10 of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules, 1960.
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