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KGMU Doctor on the Run as University Probes Conversion Allegations

Lucknow police deploy special teams after a resident faces allegations of exploitation, coercion, blackmail.

Overview

  • An FIR names MD Pathology resident Dr Rameez Uddin Nayak, accused of deceiving a colleague with a false promise of marriage and pressuring her to convert to Islam.
  • The complainant alleges a forced medical abortion in September and says sustained harassment led to a suicide attempt on December 17.
  • KGMU has suspended the accused, barred him from campus, and directed protective measures for the complainant, including female security guards and hostel stay.
  • Doctors' association members told the vice-chancellor that conversion pressure and clandestine religious sermons occurred in the Pathology department, and they alleged earlier suppression of the complaint.
  • The vice-chancellor ordered a halt to on-campus religious gatherings and initiated a broader inquiry as police teams search for the absconding doctor in Uttarakhand and other locations.