Ranchi

Nurses accuse civil surgeon of harassment

SURESH NIKHAR

The alleged sexual harassment case took a curious turn as two-dozen nurses of first-year of ANM hostel of Giridih took out the procession and staged a dharna in front of DC resident of Giridih.

The nurses of ANM hostel, Giridih has alleged that the civil surgeon Dr Chander Prakash Vibhakar along with other staff of the school, who has made a sexual harassment and have demanded his immediate arrest.

Controversy has arisen over a sexual harassment complaint lodged at town police station in Giridih by the first-year student of ANM hostel against district civil surgeon and others. On other hand, the civil surgeon Dr Chander Prakash Vibhakar described the nurse student’s allegation against him as baseless. He said the allegations have no merit.

Sources stating this here on Friday, following the police pressure, civil surgeon Dr Chander Prakash Vibhakar accused in the sexual harassment case on Friday, who has surrendered before the court of CJM-II Vijay Kumar and granted bail.

Police Circle Inspector Shankar Dyal Panday said the nurses of ANM hostel filed a complaint petition in the town police station on Thursday night alleging that Civil surgeon Dr Chander Prakash Vibhakar and others attempted to molest us, they alleged.

In their complaint petition, nurse students have stated that the Civil surgeon kept on vexing them on several occasion and called them at his office without any work. The doctor, who entered into their hostel and started sexually abusing them. They say that their life has turned from bad to worse since his arrival. Their repeated complain to higher authorities have fallen on deaf ears with the civil surgeon and other staff still roaming freely.

They also alleged that the civil surgeon thrashed them when they have protested. They have further stated that the doctor as well as his staff threatened them with dire consequences if they raised a hue and cry. The letter of the nurses, copies of which have been sent to the DC, SP other senior officers and requested them to initiate steps and take stern legal action against the civil surgeon who allegedly sexual exploited students, both physically and mentally.