A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a consultant doctor at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) District Civil Hospital in Kurukshetra, officials said on Sunday.
The incident came to light after the girl was admitted following complaints of stomach pain, when the doctor allegedly sexually assaulted her multiple times.
The girl was later moved to the emergency ward after she began bleeding. It was there that she confided in senior doctors about the incident, prompting them to inform the police, officials stated.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar stated that, based on the complaint lodged by the girl's father, a case has been registered against the doctor under Sections 10 and 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012.
In response to the seriousness of the situation and the FIR, the Haryana government has terminated the doctor's services with immediate effect.
The accused doctor is a retired principal medical officer (PMO) and is currently serving as a consultant physician at the hospital.
