Mumbai: A doctor from Shivaji Nagar has been arrested for allegedly raping an underage girl while she was undergoing treatment at his private hospital, on Wednesday.
According to Shivaji Nagar police officials, Dr Lokesh Chari (36) had treated the 15-year-old victim at his hospital in Shivaji Nagar area of Govandi last month following an illness. But according to the complaint lodged by the girl’s parents, while she was in the hospital, the doctor administered her saline mixed with sedatives, due to which she lost consciousness. Following this, the accused allegedly raped her.
When the girl regained consciousness, the doctor revealed what he had done to her claiming that while she was losing unconsciousness, she had seduced the doctor. Later, the doctor asked the girl to come to his place threatening to reveal their sexual encounter to her parents.
Sources from the police said that for about a month after the incident, the doctor would call at the girl’s place and rape her. Three days ago, the teenager finally gathered her courage and revealed the entire matter to her parents who approached the police
Based on her complaint, the Shivaji Nagar police registered an offence on Tuesday night against the doctor under sections 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) of the IPC, Pocso 5, 6. The doctor was arrested on Wednesday.
