Two internal committees investigating the case of sexual harassment and misconduct by Dr Anikeit Saini, a senior resident at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, have found that the case of sexual harassment could not be made against him.

On Monday, the inquiry reports were submitted to the director-cum-principal of the GMCH. According to sources, the internal complaints committee and fact-finding committee headed by professor-rank doctors have ruled out that the case comes under the range of sexual harassment.

However, it was not known whether the case of misbehavior with two female colleagues has been maintained in the report.In the meantime, the UT administration accepted the recommendation of the hospital to suspend the doctor.

On December 8, police had booked Dr Saini under Sections 354A (making sexually coloured remarks) and 354-B (assault and use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) of the Indian Penal Code. The hospital had forwarded the complaint to the Sector 34 police station on December 6, after Dr Anikeit was accused of disrupting the medicine OPD under the influence of alcohol and misbehaving with three colleagues, including two female doctors.

He allegedly stalled the doctors from working and dragged one of them from the ICU to the duty room. He also allegedly hit the other female doctor and broke a bowl kept in the room and tightly held the arm of one of the female doctors while abusing the three all along.

Dr BS Chavan, director-cum-principal said that the fact-finding committee and internal complaints committee have conducted a quick investigation into the allegations and the reports has been filed.

On the doctor’s suspension, the hospital administration said the case for initial action against him was moved to the UT administration last week and the recommendation for suspension has been accepted.

A senior GMCH official, requesting anonymity said that even though the accused doctor is deemed suspended as he has been in the police custody for more than 48 hours, the hospital administration will need permission from the higher-ups in the UT administration for issuing formal orders for suspension.

The official said the approval for suspension was accepted by the acting UT adviser, Arun Kumar Gupta, on Monday and formal orders will be issued on Tuesday morning.

Source: Hindustan Times