Lucknow doctor accused of rape and forcible conversion held

LUCKNOW: Lucknow constabulary connected Friday arrested the nonmigratory doc of King George's Medical University (KGMU) accused of repeatedly raping a inferior workfellow connected the mendacious committedness of marriage, forcing her to acquisition an abortion, and coercing her into spiritual conversion. Rameezuddin alias Rameez (31) was nabbed adjacent the metropolis presumption by a associated squad comprising cops from West Lucknow surveillance portion and Chowk constabulary station. Earlier successful the day, KGMU recommended his termination aft its interior complaints committee recovered him blameworthy of emotional, intelligence and carnal harassment of the complainant. Addressing a property conference, vice-chancellor Soniya Nityanand said based connected its findings, the assemblage forwarded its proposal to Directorate General of Medical Education for further action.

"This is the highest level of enactment a assemblage tin instrumentality connected the grounds of indiscipline," the VC said, adding that the doc was suspended connected Dec 22, and his introduction to KGMU field was banned with contiguous effect. Rameezuddin, who is from Pilibhit district, had been connected the tally since helium was booked connected Dec 23 pursuing a constabulary ailment filed by the survivor, DCP Vishwajeet Srivastava said. Based connected the complaint, an FIR was registered for rape, causing miscarriage and matrimony by deceit, nether sections of BNS and UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021.

Panel probes conversion allegations: A seven-member fact-finding committee of KGMU, chaired by prof K K Singh, is probing allegations of forced conversion attempts and extremist activities connected the campus, and volition taxable its study successful 10 days. The sheet besides includes erstwhile DGP Bhavesh.