Jammu and Kashmir's health minister Shabir Ahmad Khan (second from right)
Jammu and Kashmir's health minister Shabir Ahmad Khan has resigned following allegations of sexual assault by a doctor.
"I have received the resignation of the Minister of State for Health Shabir Khan and am forwarding the same to the Governor for acceptance," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted.
Earlier today, the Congress had asked Mr Khan to resign till the inquiry in the case is over. Mr Khan is a Congress legislator from Rajouri.
Yesterday, the FIR in the case was filed on the complaints of a lady doctor who alleged the minister assaulted her at the Srinagar Secretariat.
The minister has been summoned by the police and may be arrested.
The doctor alleges in her complaint that she received repeated calls from Mr Khan's staff over a week ago. She was told that the minister wanted to know about the announcements made by Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad during his visit to the hospital where she works.
The woman alleged that despite her requests that the minister should obtain the information from senior officials, she was compelled to report at the minister's office on January 28.
The woman said when she reached Mr Khan's office at the Secretariat, he acted like a "sexual predator" and made provocative advances - both verbal and physical. He also offered her many favours despite her resentment, the doctor alleged.