Sylhet hospital intern detained for ‘raping’ patient’s teenaged relative

The authorities of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital have handed an intern to police on charges of raping a teenaged relative of a patient.

Sylhet Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 July 2018, 01:52 PM
Updated : 16 July 2018, 03:12 PM

The accused intern of ear, nose and throat department, Makame Mahmud Mahi, hails from Mymensingh’s Muktagachha.

He was handed to the police on Monday afternoon after the girl brought the allegation of rape, the hospital’s director Brig AKM Mahbubul Haque told bdnews24.com.

The hospital authorities sat with the relatives of the girl and the intern on Monday morning.

“The two sides gave contradictory statements. Mahi has denied the allegation. As the issue could not be settled in discussion, we handed Mahi to police,” Haque said.

The girl was sent to the One-Stop Crisis Centre.

The hospital will form a committee to investigate the allegation of rape against Mahi, Haque said.

The authorities were also collecting CCTV camera footage of the ward where the girl was on Sunday night.

The law enforcers took custody of Mahi, Kotwali Police Station OC Mosharraf Hossain said.

The intern was later sent to jail following court orders, Sadek Kawsar Dastagir, a senior assistant commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said.

The girl’s family were preparing to start a case against Mahi.

She stayed at the hospital with her maternal grandmother on Sunday night.

“Doctor Mahi called my daughter to his room at midnight. He said he wanted to see the patient’s file, but raped her,” the father said.