Raipur medical college doctor accused of sexual harassment by student-OxBig News Network

A senior doctor teaching at a medical college in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a student, said the police on Saturday (July 5, 2025). The alleged incident happened in January when the accused doctor, Ashish Sinha (who is said to be in his late forties) was the head of the medicine department of the medical college and the victim had back then submitted a complaint to the police. 

Raipur Superintenent of Police Lal Umed Singh confirmed that an FIR had been registered against Mr. Sinha under sections 74 (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 75 (Sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023.

On the delay in registration of the FIR, Mr. Singh said a departmental inquiry was going on at the Pandit Jawahar Lal Memorial Medical College where the doctor is posted. “Following the inquiry, Mr. Sinha was removed from his post of the HOD after which the victim contacted us again on Saturday and the FIR was registered,” said Mr. Singh. He added that a team had gone to arrest Mr. Sinha from his residence but he was not found there and that efforts were on to find him.

Mr. Sinha was unavailable for a comment.