Overview
- The 15-year-old was admitted with abdominal pain and urinary symptoms and, according to her complaint, told doctors she was sexually assaulted in a consultant’s OPD on May 29.
- Her father filed a complaint and police registered an FIR under Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on his statement.
- Kurukshetra police arrested 62-year-old Dr Shailender (Shailendra) Kumar Shally, presented him to court and secured police remand while the Haryana health department terminated his consultancy immediately.
- POCSO-mandated steps were completed for the victim: a medical and forensic examination, counselling, and recording of her statement before a magistrate, and officials report she is in stable condition.
- The Haryana State Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance and sought an action-taken report, and the case has prompted scrutiny of vetting and supervision of retired doctors re‑engaged as consultants.