A 30-year-old Pune-based doctor has been arrested by the South district police from Pune for allegedly sexually abusing a Delhi-based doctor of South Delhi on the pretext of marrying her. A case regarding the matter was registered at Hauz Khas police station of South Delhi.
Police said that the accused has been identified as Faheem, lived with his family in Maharashtra and currently working with a Government hospital in Pune after completing his MD. “The arrest was made on March 25 following on the complaint of a 28-year-old girl, a doctor with a Government hospital in south Delhi,” a senior police officer said.
The victim told the police that few years back, she went for medical studies in Pune where met with the accused. They had pursued their MBBS from a a medical college in Pune together. “After some months, they exchanged their numbers and started talking on phone. In several occasions, they met in a coffee shop and later became good friends. He also proposed her for marriage,” the officer added.
The victim claimed that she accepted his proposal. The accused had physical relations with her on the pretext of marriage and promised to visit Delhi soon. However, after completing their studies, he settled in Pune and the victim came in the Capital. “The accused now started avoiding her and when she asked him for the marriage then he suddenly changed his stand and refused to marry her. The victim, who was in a state of shock, later narrated the whole incident to her parents who in turn approached the local police and informed them about the matter,” an officer said.
Based on the victim’s statement, a case was registered under Section of rape (376) against the accused person at Hauz Khas police station.
“After registering the case, police started their investigation and acting on victim’s complaint, the accused Fahim was arrested from his residence in Pune. He was brought in Delhi on Monday,” he added.