24 March,2026 03:58 PM IST | Indore | mid-day online correspondent
The doctor was taken into custody on Sunday, officials said. Representational Pic/File
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore arrested a doctor accused of raping a 30-year-old woman under the pretext of medical treatment. The arrest has triggered widespread outrage in the area, police said, reported the PTI.
The doctor was taken into custody on Sunday, officials said.
According to police, the woman had visited the doctor's clinic a few months ago, complaining of stomach pain. As per the First Information Report registered at Badgonda police station, she alleged that the doctor administered an injection and then sexually assaulted her.
She further claimed that he took objectionable photographs and later used them to threaten her. The accused is also alleged to have lured her to a resort in the Patalpani area, where he assaulted her again, according to the PTI.
The case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as well as the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2021.
Police officials confirmed that an investigation is ongoing.
Following the arrest, tensions escalated as a group of people allegedly vandalised the doctor's residence and set parts of it, including a motorcycle, on fire, as per the PTI.
A separate case has been registered at Mhow police station based on a complaint filed by the accused's relative.
Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the vandalism and arson. Efforts are underway to identify and detain others involved in the incident.
Protests were reported in Mhow, where some local residents and right-wing activists staged demonstrations. A road blockade was also organised in the Kishanganj area, the news agency reported.
Some protesters alleged that the vandalism case had been fabricated and accused the doctor's family of filing false complaints against villagers.
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Maharashtra's Thane, police registered a case against a 58-year-old man for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the PTI, the incident reportedly took place between December 2025 and February this year, when the accused allegedly lured the minor to his house in Bhiwandi's Nizampura area.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim's family, police on Sunday registered a case against the accused under Sections 64 (rape) and 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
No reason was specified for the delay in filing the complaint by the victim's family.
(with PTI inputs)
