Overview
- Lucknow Police arrested junior resident Dr. Rameezuddin Nayak on Friday after weeks on the run and sent him to judicial custody following a Rs 50,000 reward announcement.
- FIRs cite the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for intercourse by deceit, causing miscarriage and criminal intimidation, along with the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act.
- KGMU’s Vishakha Committee found the doctor guilty of sexual and mental exploitation, and the university has recommended his expulsion to the Directorate General of Medical Education for further action.
- Police earlier arrested his parents and posted property‑attachment notices at three linked addresses as investigators examine potential facilitators and related roles, including those allegedly involved in a nikah.
- Campus tensions escalated as protesters entered administrative offices and the State Women’s Commission criticized KGMU’s handling, while the university reissued anonymous‑complaint notices and police probe possible additional victims.