JABALPUR: A government doctor has quit her job in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur after the police didn't act on her complaint alleging that some "goons" from the ruling BJP had misbehaved and threatened to sexually assault her at work.
The pediatrician hails from a family of Congress leaders including a former chief minister.
The doctor told the state government that some persons accompanying a patient had hurled filthy abuses, followed by threats to "dishonor" her and touch her private parts. The doctor said she complained but the police did not even file a complaint because the men were linked to the BJP.
The threats, however, continued.
"I come from an eminent family and I cannot work in such humiliating circumstances. Please accept my resignation," she said.
The doctor said a woman had come to her with a young girl, accompanied by a BJP leader. She advised the girl to consult a specialist. Somewhere down the line, they got into an argument.
The outrage that followed her Facebook post appears to have pushed the police into action.
Jabalpur district police chief Saurabh Kumar said the doctor had approached the police station with a written complaint. The local police officer has inquired into the complaint and registered a case.
The police officer rejected suggestions of political interference, arguing that the officer first had to inquire into the complaint because "both parties had submitted complaints against each other.
The police have registered a case of obscenity, criminal intimidation and obstructing a public servant from discharging public functions.
The pediatrician hails from a family of Congress leaders including a former chief minister.
The doctor told the state government that some persons accompanying a patient had hurled filthy abuses, followed by threats to "dishonor" her and touch her private parts. The doctor said she complained but the police did not even file a complaint because the men were linked to the BJP.
The threats, however, continued.
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"I come from an eminent family and I cannot work in such humiliating circumstances. Please accept my resignation," she said.
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The doctor said a woman had come to her with a young girl, accompanied by a BJP leader. She advised the girl to consult a specialist. Somewhere down the line, they got into an argument.
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The outrage that followed her Facebook post appears to have pushed the police into action.
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Jabalpur district police chief Saurabh Kumar said the doctor had approached the police station with a written complaint. The local police officer has inquired into the complaint and registered a case.
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The police officer rejected suggestions of political interference, arguing that the officer first had to inquire into the complaint because "both parties had submitted complaints against each other.
The police have registered a case of obscenity, criminal intimidation and obstructing a public servant from discharging public functions.
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