Dibrugarh, June 24:  A doctor of a private hospital in Assam's Dibrugarh district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a female colleague, police said. In a complaint filed at Borbori police station, a woman doctor working at the same medical establishment alleged that her colleague raped her in an inebriated state on Wednesday night after duty hours, an officer said. Assam: Parents Away, 11-Year-Old Girl Raped by Maternal Uncle in Nagaon District.

After a preliminary investigation, a case under Section 376 (rape) and 328 (causing harm) of the Indian Penal Code was lodged against the male doctor, Superintendent of Police Shwetank Mishra said. Uttar Pradesh: 4-Year-Old Tribal Girl Raped by 42-Year-Old Man in Bhadohi, Arrested.

The woman, who hails from a Union territory, has been sent for a medical examination, he added.

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