Vadodara: A doctor who had been on the run after being booked for allegedly sedating and raping a patient in his clinic on the outskirts of Vadodara was detained on Saturday, police said.
Nadesari police inspector JK Patel said Dr Pratik Joshi, who had been booked for rape on June 11, was detained from a relative's house in the neighbouring Panchmahal district at 3.30am.
"A woman had filed a complaint that the doctor had injected her with a sedative and then raped her. We have detained Dr Pratik Joshi and he will be arrested soon and presented before a magistrate for remand," Patel told PTI.
Patel said clinic's compounder, Dilip Gohil, was arrested on June 11 for allegedly filming the act at the behest of the doctor. He said that the video was used to blackmail the victim into having a physical relationship with the doctor.
A case was registered against Joshi under Section 376 (rape) and 328 (using poison to commit an offence), Patel said. The incident took place about three months ago, he added.
Joshi has alleged that the compounder, along with two others, was also blackmailing him. The trio had kidnapped him on February 22 and had demanded Rs 50 lakh from him, the doctor has stated in his police complaint, Patel said.