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Bengaluru Radiologist Accused of Assaulting Patient During Scan Is on the Run

Police say an FIR is registered and teams are tracing Jayakumar after the patient captured the alleged misconduct on her phone.

Overview

  • The alleged assault occurred at Plasma Medinostics Scanning Centre on Vidhatha School Road in Anekal, on Bengaluru’s outskirts.
  • The woman, who had gone for an abdominal scan, recorded video evidence as the radiologist allegedly touched her inappropriately and threatened her.
  • After her husband viewed the footage and confronted the accused, the doctor allegedly summoned local men, but residents intervened and helped file a complaint at Anekal police station.
  • Bengaluru Rural police registered an FIR under BNS 64, identified the suspect as Jayakumar, and said he is absconding with two teams formed to trace and arrest him.
  • Reports say the complainant was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, and coverage notes a separate recent Bengaluru case involving a dermatologist accused of similar misconduct.