Telangana: Medical officer booked for harassing doctor

BHUPALAPALLY: The district medical and health officer (DM&HO) in-charge at Bhupalapally has been booked for sexually harassing a doctor at the Chelpur public health centre (PHC).
According to a sub-inspector of the area, the district medical officer, N Gopal Rao, has been harassing the doctor for months now. The doctor lodged a complaint against Rao on May 7, after which, he was served a notice.
Rao has been booked under IPC Section 354. TOI tried to contact him but he was unavailable for a comment.
The doctor said that she believes strict actions will be taken againt the district medical officer. - Shiva Kumar Pinna
( The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)