A physiotherapist was booked for sexually harassing a female patient at the DHQ Hospital on Sunday.

The first information report (FIR) registered with the A Division police said the woman patient, a resident of Faisal Colony, went to see the physiotherapist at the Bahawalnagar DHQ Hospital on Dec 27 because she was experiencing neck pain. After questioning about the patient’s health, the doctor asked her to lie down on the bed and began stroking her body as part of physiotherapy.

Meanwhile, the doctor began making inappropriate gestures toward the woman but she managed to flee the room and save her life. Police registered the case and launched an investigation.

Source: Dawn