On Tuesday a complaint was lodged at the Mahila police station alleging that a doctor took mentally unstable freelance journalist to a hotel and raped her. The doctor took the lady journalist to the hotel asking in the name of taking her to a good doctor. Dr Kanubhai Patel, an orthopedic surgeon working at Gujarat Hospital in Vastral area, has been detained and questioned by the police in connection with the incident which took place 27 days before.
42-years-old freelance journalist, went to Gujarat Hospital Vastral for treatment of mental illness where she met by the hospital’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr Kanubhai Joitaram Patel ,49. On June 18, Kanubhai told journalist that I will take you to a good doctor. He was taken to a hotel in Vastral. It so happened that other doctor who was to treat her at the hotel did not come but Dr Kanu Patel raped the lady journalist.
Victim was shocked by the rape incident, could not speak on the issue at the beginning. However, she later decided to lodge a complaint against the accused. Women’s Cell police has registered a case against Dr Kanu Patel, a resident of Vrindavan Palm on Vastral Ring Road, following a complaint lodged by the journalist.
Women’s Cell Crime Branch ACP Mini Joseph said that the accused Dr Kanu Patel has been detained and he is being questioned. He will be arrested after his Covid 19 report is obtained.
As per media source.