Kothagudem Doctor Arrested | Hyderabad, Oct 16 (Maxim News): Chunchupalli Police in Kothagudem district arrested an orthopaedic doctor on October 15 for allegedly raping a Dalit woman patient under the pretext of medical treatment.
The accused, Dr Nadikudi Shailesh Kumar, 39, works at Sri Krishna Multi-Specialty Hospital in Vidyanagar Colony, Kothagudem. He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
According to Kothagudem DSP L. Adinarayana, the woman filed a complaint against the doctor leading to his arrest after necessary legal procedures were completed.
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Police registered an FIR under Sections 115(2) and 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to the FIR, the woman first consulted the doctor in June 2022 when he worked at a private hospital near the Ganesh Temple area in Kothagudem.
She continued consulting him at Sri Krishna Multi-Specialty Hospital, which he established in October 2022.
The woman alleged the doctor performed spinal surgery on her in April 2023 and subsequently exploited her medical condition and dependence on him to sexually assault her on multiple occasions.
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The woman alleged in her complaint that she trusted the doctor because he had promised to marry her after the conclusion of a divorce case he was facing.
She further alleged that he continued the sexual relationship against her wishes, even when she objected due to post-surgery pain.
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When she recently asked him to fulfil his marriage promise, he allegedly refused and made casteist remarks, which led to her filing the complaint.
All allegations are as stated in the FIR and the complainant’s statement. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody. Investigation is ongoing.
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