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VASCO: The local police arrested a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager on several occasions at his clinic.
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Vasco Police stated that the 14-year-old boy had visited a 39-year-old doctor Shamshuddin Sayad, who runs a naturopathy clinic at Chicalim, as he had developed rash on his thighs.
“The doctor then asked the boy to undress and touched him inappropriately. He then called the victim to do a follow-up treatment on four other occasions and then allegedly sexually assaulted the teenager and asked him to maintain secrecy over their relationship,” the police said.
The police said that the incident happened between November and December and the boy had not divulged the details to anybody. However, when he developed the stubborn itch, his mother advised him to go back to the doctor for treatment and it was during this time that he refused to go to the doctor and confided in his mother about the unpleasant happenings.
The mother with the help of an NGO reported the matter to the police on March 14. The victim was then sent for medical examination and the doctor was arrested the following day after the medical reports confirmed sexual assault on the minor. The accused was produced before the JMFC Vasco and remanded to five days police custody. He has been charged under section 4, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act and section 8 (2) and 8 (9) of the Children’s Act.
