A patient receiving treatment at Nagoda General Hospital was arrested yesterday (14) following allegations of sexual harassment involving a female doctor on duty.
The suspect, identified as a resident of Mahagama in Agalawatte, had been admitted to Ward No. 22 after being transferred from Pimbura Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Police stated that he was undergoing treatment for epilepsy along with complications linked to excessive alcohol consumption.
According to the complaint, the incident unfolded while the patient was being examined in the ward. The doctor had approached his bedside to check his blood pressure when he allegedly touched her chest inappropriately. She immediately reprimanded the patient and warned him against such conduct.
However, the situation reportedly escalated moments later. As the doctor attempted to operate a medical testing device, the patient is accused of harassing her a second time in a similar manner.
The doctor subsequently informed the Chief Medical Officer in charge of the ward and lodged a formal complaint at the police post within the hospital premises. Acting swiftly, officers from Kalutara South Police took the suspect into custody.
He remains under treatment at the hospital under strict police guard and is due to be produced before the Matugama Magistrate’s Court.
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