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Retired SMO held for sexual assault on 15-year-old at Kurukshetra hospital
A retired senior medical officer was arrested for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a hospital in Kurukshetra, leading to his termination.
A retired senior medical officer (SMO) has been arrested sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Civil Hospital, Kurukshetra, police said on Sunday.
The accused,Dr Shailender Kumar Shally, had retired as an SMO but was re-engaged as a consultant at the government-run hospital.
Following the registration of a first information report (FIR ) on May 31, his services have been terminated by the Haryana health department.
The victim was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain on May 29, which is when she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Dr Upender, who was on emergency duty, told reporters that the girl was brought to the emergency ward complaining of bleeding.
“She was earlier admitted to the female ward on May 29 with the complaint of abdominal pain, while her father was hospitalised due to some other medical issues, under the same doctor, who is a medical specialist,” he said.
“As we enquired her about the bleeding, the girl narrated the whole incident and claimed that on May 29, she had come to visit the consultant doctor in his OPD, where he had sexually assaulted her,” the doctor said.
Following the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act procedure, the girl was medically examined, counselled and her statement was recorded. A case was registered under Sections 10 and 6 of the POCSO Act at the Kurukshetra University police station.
Later, the director general health services Sumita Misra ordered the termination of the doctor’s services with immediate effect, considering the seriousness of the case.
