Tripura: Doctor arrested on charges of rape, assaulting nurse

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By  Firstdespatch Desk   Nov 18, 2022

Agartala, Nov 18 (FD) A doctor was arrested on Thursday in Teliamura under the Khowai district on charges of raping and physically assaulting a nurse, police said today.

The doctor identified as Surajit Das was arrested on the basis of complaint of the nurse that he was having physical relation with the doctor as he assured to marry her and assaulted the victim when she refused to have physical relation unless she married her.

After the incident of assault the victim lodged a complaint at the East Agartala Women police station that was subsequently shifted to Teliamura police station.

OC Teliamura police station Subrata Chakraborty said, “We received specific complaint, which was lodged at the East Agartala Women police station. The complainant stated that a doctor at the Teliamura police station lured the woman into a physical relationship with a promise of marriage. Based on the complaint we have registered a case under IPC sections 376, 417, 325 and 506. The investigation found that the charges labeled against the doctor were true. We have arrested the person and forwarded him before the Khowai Court”. FD JK