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Bengaluru: Ashok Nagar police arrested a 56-year-old doctor in Central Bengaluru for allegedly sexually harassing a patient and asking her to undress under the pretext of treatment.
The arrested, Dr Praveen Rodriguez, worked at St Joseph Clinic in Austin Town, as per the FIR.
Police said the 21-year-old woman alleged that on October 18, at 7.30 pm, she visited the doctor for consultation on skin issues. She claimed that during the 30-minute consultation, Praveen hugged her and touched her inappropriately.
“He made me take off my clothes and saw me in the nude and asked me to co-operate sexually and he would book a room for it,” the woman was quoted as saying in the FIR.
Police booked Praveen under BNS sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). Further investigation is underway.