ENT doctor held for sexually harassing a woman patient in Kerala

An ENT doctor was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman at his clinic on Tuesday. According to the woman, Dr Prashanth Naik had sexually abused her when she visited his clinic in Sreekandapuram in Kannur district of Kerala after suffering from ache in the ear. The doctor, who had migrated from Bangalore to Kannur already has 4 other criminal cases registered against him.

Kannur: Acting on a sexual harassment complaint from a young woman, a team of police personnel picked an ENT doctor from his clinic in Sreekandapuram in Kannur district of Kerala on Friday.

According to the complainant, Dr Prashanth Naik had sexually abused her while she consulted him for ear pain at his clinic on Tuesday. The woman had visited the SMC clinic functioning behind the Sreekandapuram bus stand on Tuesday as she was suffering from ache in the ear.

The woman, who had reached the clinic at 11 am, was told to wait after administering ear drops. She was called in again for further examination only after all other patients left the clinic. When the lady attender at the clinic went into another room, the doctor sexually harassed the complainant, as per her complaint to the police.

However, Dr Prashanth Naik denied all allegations levelled against him by the woman. He maintains that he has not erred in any manner. Besides, Dr Prashanth said, when the woman and her husband reached the hospital and created a commotion, he had told them that he would make a complaint to the Superintendent of Police for hindering his duty.

The doctor, who had migrated from Bangalore to Kannur many years ago, already has 4 other criminal cases registered against him in different police stations at Kannur, including breaking into the house of a woman in Kannur.