Uttar Pradesh police have arrested one accused in connection with the harassment of a woman doctor near All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Hospital in Gorakhpur on the night of February 22.
Clarifying the existing procedure on Saturday, Dr Singh said that the official time for joining duty is fixed till 6 pm, but this does not rule out the possibility of an extension if the Health Department takes a decision in that regard. He stated that such decisions are administrative in
Bilkis Parveen, a classmate of the Muslim woman doctor whose hijab was removed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, emphasised that what happened was wrong, stating, "No one has the right to touch someone without their consent."
PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lashed out at Union Minister Giriraj Singh for defending Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who pulled down the veil from a woman doctor's face while handing her a letter of appointment.
Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Barq on Friday termed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's action to pull down the veil from a woman doctor's face as "unfortunate."
PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Friday lodged a police complaint against the Bihar Chief Minister for pulling down the veil from a woman doctor's face while handing her the letter of appointment.
Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said, "Forget that she was a Muslim woman, that she was wearing a hijab; how can it ever be right to lay hands on any woman in this manner, to touch her clothes?... What right did he have to touch a woman's clothes? And then to forcibly remove a M
In the notice, signed by NCP State Organisation General Secretary Sanjay Khodke, who termed Thombre's statements as a violation of party discipline. The communication directed her to submit an explanation within seven days, failing to do so, disciplinary action would be initiated against
Special IG, Kolhapur range, Maharashtra, has dismissed the accused, suspended Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Gopal Badane, from the service in connection with the Satara woman doctor suicide case.
A woman doctor died by suicide in Maharashtra's Satara last week after alleged sexual assault and mental harassment by a police official and two others.
Speaking to ANI, the cousin of the deceased doctor claimed that she had been subjected to harassment for more than a year and was being pressured to manipulate official reports.