This Article is From Oct 21, 2012

Doctor allegedly raped woman in Pune hospital

Pune: A doctor in Pune was arrested yesterday on the charges of rape. He allegedly raped the woman, who was known to him, after convincing her to bring her sick father to a hospital in the city.

Dr. Mangesh Gajakosh, 29, was recently appointed as a resident doctor by the state-run Kamgar Hospital in IDC in suburban Mumbai.  

He met the 22-year-old woman in Pune in 2011 and they both remained in touch through a social networking website. He allegedly called the woman to Rajawadi hospital, where he was doing his internship, on the pretext of helping her father, who is suffering from paralysis.

The woman claims that he raped her several more times after he promised to marry her. Last week, when she asked him about the marriage, he allegedly said he wasn't ready. Following this, the woman lodged a complaint with the local police station.

The woman lodged a police complaint last week after she asked the doctor about the marriage and he allegedly said he was not ready. 

Dr. Gajakosh has been remanded to custody till October 22.


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