Doctor rapes minor patient who came to him for treatment, arrested

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A doctor has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor patient in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area, the police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Joginder Singh, a resident of Rohini. According to the police, the alleged rape took place on Wednesday morning when the girl had gone to the doctor's clinic for treatment.

A case has been registered at Sultanpuri police station under IPC section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police said.

The doctor has been arrested and an investigation is in progress, a senior police officer said.

In another incident, a 23-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by two men in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh last month, the police said on Monday. According to the investigating team, the accused had also recorded a video of their gruesome act and uploaded it on social media. The accused also threatened the woman of dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone.

The video went viral and proved to be the vital clue for the cops to arrest the two accused. A case in connection to the case was lodged on Sunday, the police said.

According to a complaint lodged by the victim's brother, two men, who were identified as Akib and Sajid, abducted his sister, intoxicated her and then took turns to rape her last month. A medical examination of the victim had proved that she was raped, said the policeman investigating the case.

The woman in fear had not narrated her ordeal to anyone as the accused had threatened her with dire consequences, the officer said, adding that her family members got to know about the incident only after the video went viral on the social media.

With inputs from PTI

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