This Article is From Mar 01, 2012

Doctor arrested for allegedly raping differently-abled teen

Doctor arrested for allegedly raping differently-abled teen
Kolkata: A junior doctor who allegedly raped a differently-abled teenager at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district, about 150 kms from Kolkata, has been arrested.

The girl, who is hearing and speech impaired, was found naked and unconscious in the Bankura Sammilani Medical College by her mother. She was admitted there on Monday night for chest pains. Yesterday, she was sent to Kolkata for medical tests.

"They asked me to wait outside and they took her inside. For two hours, they were inside. Then I went inside and saw that her clothes were not on her and she was crying. Then I shouted at the doctor, asked him is this how you do treatment?" the victim's mother said. She added that her daughter later told her everything using sign language.

Hospital officials insist that the family has mistakenly accused the doctor in question of rape. They say he was examining the victim.  The hospital has also formed a three-member committee to investigate the complaint.

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