Screengrab of Prachi, dental student from Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences.
Credit: X/@peepoye_
A student from Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) has claimed that a resident doctor of the anatomy department abducted and assaulted her.
The police have arrested the accused and filed a case.
According to a report by India Today, Virendra Singh, Rohtak's Deputy Superintendent of Police told the publication that a first-year BDS student from PGIMS had filed a complaint on Sunday night and alleged that she was abducted and assaulted.
On August 16, according to the student's complaint, one of the resident doctors took her to Ambala and then Chandigarh, assaulting her in both places.
According to the publication, no evidence of sexual harassment or rape has been found till now -- neither from the currently ongoing probe, nor from the victim's claims.
A video of the girl showing injuries due to the assault has been making rounds on social media.
The video which was posted on X had a caption which read, "Prachi, a first-year BDS student at PGI Rohtak, has been enduring severe harassment from Dr. Maninder Kaushik, a first-year MD postgraduate in the faculty. For the past seven months, he has persistently pursued her, coercing her into uncomfortable situations and subjecting her to both physical and emotional abuse."
"He has confiscated her belongings, harassed her, and issued threats to cut her attendance or bar her from exams if she doesn’t comply with his demands. This ongoing torment has caused her immense distress and jeopardized her academic future. Despite the report, no serious action has been taken against him. A thorough investigation is urgently needed! @RohtakPolice @DC_Rohtak, please intervene!"
(DH could not independently verify the video)
Mixed reactions came in regarding the incident. An X user wrote, "Hopefully doctor is fired (sic)."
Another user wrote, "Oral complaint is not valid. Needed a video or any other strong direct evidence ... The first thing is to collect evidence. If no direct evidence exists ...he will join the institute through court (sic)."
Another reply read, "Yeh kya one sided judgement de rahe simp feminist nexus ke log What if she is lying As 90 percent statistically do Let court do the work It's innocent until proven guilty (sic)."
Another read, "Was there an investigation done on this? To check if the allegations are true (sic)?"
Another X user wrote, "@BJP4Haryana Kindly interfere and do the needful. This is serious (sic)."
The news comes at a time when the country is outraged over the rape and murder of the doctor in Kolkata's R G Kar hospital.