KOLKATA: A doctor-cum-owner of a private nursing home in New Town was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an 18-year-old nurse and holding her captive in his chamber for days. The arrest came after the nurse lodged a complaint with New Town police station on December 23 when she claimed she had managed to escape some days earlier.
The complainant said she had worked in the nursing home for the last two months.She alleged that the accused, Nazrul Islam Dhali, had called her to his chamber around noon on December 12 and raped her. In her complaint, she also alleged that the accused had forcibly locked her in the nursing home and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
The nurse claimed that she had escaped on December 17, five days after the incident, and returned home. Later, the woman informed her family members about the incident.
On December 23, the nurse mustered the courage to lodge a complaint against the accused. “The nurse alleged that she had been raped by the doctor who owned the nursing home. Following her complaint, we nabbed the accused on Sunday and produced him in Barasat court. The nurse underwent a medical test,” said an officer.
The complainant said she had worked in the nursing home for the last two months.She alleged that the accused, Nazrul Islam Dhali, had called her to his chamber around noon on December 12 and raped her. In her complaint, she also alleged that the accused had forcibly locked her in the nursing home and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
The nurse claimed that she had escaped on December 17, five days after the incident, and returned home. Later, the woman informed her family members about the incident.
On December 23, the nurse mustered the courage to lodge a complaint against the accused. “The nurse alleged that she had been raped by the doctor who owned the nursing home. Following her complaint, we nabbed the accused on Sunday and produced him in Barasat court. The nurse underwent a medical test,” said an officer.