Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government today constituted a three-member committee to investigate into the sexual assault allegation against a doctor of the Cardiology Department at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
The committee comprising of Prof. (Dr.) Santosh Kumar Mishra, DMET, Odisha, Prof. (Dr.) Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Superintendent, SCBMCH, Cuttack and Dean & Principal, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Prof. (Dr.) Roma Rattan, Joint DMET, Odisha will investigate the matter, a notification issued by the Health Department stated.
The Committee will investigate the allegations and recommend appropriate action to the government, the notification said.
A resident doctor of the Cardiology Department at SCB Medical College and Hospital allegedly sexually assaulted two woman patients in the hospital. The kin of the patients lodged a complaint at Manglabag police station, based on which police registered a case and launched an investigation.
On the other hand, relatives of the patients allegedly manhandled the accused doctor severely leaving him seriously injured. The doctor is also undergoing treatment in the ICU of the same hospital.
