Bhopal: A 36-year-old Unani doctor has attempted suicide by taking a drug overdose, following the rejection of her marriage proposal by the compounder. The doctor alleges that she was sexually assaulted for three years.
She was admitted to the hospital in critical condition and currently recovering from the incident.
The doctor took the extreme step after she proposed for marriage to her partner who is a compounder at her clinic and was rejected after spending three years together. The refusal triggered her and she tried to take her life by drug overdose. Later she was taken to the hospital on Wednesday and was in critical condition.
She has a clinic in Congress Nagar and is a resident of Firdous Nagar. It was reported that she got involved in a relationship with the compounder after she hired him for her clinic. The compounder is a resident of Housing Board Nishatpura.
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Regardless of having two children, the woman took the step not thinking about the consequences of her action. After regaining consciousness at the hospital, she lodged a complaint against the compounder for sexually assaulting her at the Tila Jamalpura police station and an FIR was registered under Section 375 in the Indian Penal code on Thursday night.
Previously, the Tila Jamalpur police referred the case to the Gautam Nagar police station. Gautam Nagar police station refused to take the case as the area of the woman does not fall under their jurisdiction. However, the Tila Jamalpur police then took the case and recorded her statement.
In her complaint, she alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the accused many times during the course of their relationship. After resisting, the accused promised to marry her. In December 2019, they became friends and developed a relationship which lasted for three years.
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Meanwhile, the doctor offered a marriage proposal this year in March and was rejected as he refused to marry her which created a huge fight between them. The doctor was suffering from depression and decided to take her life on Wednesday.
Tila Jamalpura police station in-charge Radheshyam Ranger told Free Press Journal "A police team was sent to the accused's house but he was not there. Police have registered a case and are looking for the accused."