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Bengaluru Dermatologist Arrested After Patient Alleges Sexual Harassment During Clinic Visit

Investigators are pursuing a BNS case based on the woman's complaint.

Overview

  • The 21-year-old reported that the 56-year-old doctor forced her to undress, touched her inappropriately, and hugged and kissed her during an examination lasting about 30 minutes.
  • She had gone alone on October 18 for a follow-up related to a skin infection at the private clinic in central Bengaluru.
  • After she alerted her family, relatives and local residents demonstrated outside the clinic, and police detained the doctor.
  • Ashok Nagar police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 75 and 79, and the accused has been remanded to judicial custody.
  • The doctor denies the allegations, and police are protecting the complainant’s identity in accordance with Supreme Court directives.