Doctor held for attempting to rape patient in Hyderabad

A doctor was held for attempting to rape a patient here under Uppal police station limits on Saturday.

According to the police, the woman visited the clinic at Chilukanagar basti to get the treatment for headache. Later, the doctor identified as Balaraju took her to a room in the pretext giving the treatment and tried to rape her.

Locals and family members came to her rescue after she raised an alarm. Based on the complaint lodged by the woman, the police took Balaraju into custody.

On Thursday, a homeopathy doctor held for molesting a patient at Chilkalguda. The patient alleged that the doctor would touch her inappropriately in the pretext of the treatment.