Kannauj: Govt doctor accused of molesting patients

, June 10: Three patients admitted in the emergency ward of a hospital here have accused a junior doctor of molesting them, following which the accused has been arrested, police said on Tuesday.

The doctor identified as Tahir Iqbal and working on contract basis has been accused of molesting two girls and a woman admitted in the Government Medical College in Tirwa area on Monday, police said.

On the complaint of the victims, the doctor has been arrested and a case lodged against him, they said.

Meanwhile, Principal of the college Dr PK Singh has suspended the accused and set up a three member committee to look into the matter, said police.

PTI