MARGAO: The Cuncolim police have arrested a medical practitioner on charges of raping a nurse working at his clinic.
The survivor's mother lodged a complaint on Thursday, following which Dr. Samuel Arawattigi, who operates a private clinic in Chinchinim, was arrested. He was produced before the local court and remanded to three days of police custody for further investigation.
Cuncolim police station in-charge, PI Diago Gracia, confirmed that the doctor has been booked for rape.
According to police sources, the accused allegedly lured the nurse to his house under the pretext of a home visit to examine a patient and raped her.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)