GUWAHATI: A 26-year-old male nurse of a reputed cancer care hospital in Guwahati was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting three women patients, police said on Wednesday.
Kamal Kanti Sen Choudhury, a resident of Belonia in Tripura, had allegedly assaulted the victims at the B Barooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) in Guwahati on the night of December 31.
“Following complaints from the patients to the hospital superintendent, a case was lodged and police started looking out for the the culprit. He was arrested in Tripura on Sunday,” an official of Paltanbazar police station her said.
Choudhury was brought to Guwahati on transit remand. He is at present in police custody.
Police have registered a case under sections 354A, 376 (2) (E) and 511 of Indian Penal Code for sexual harassment, rape and attempting to steal.
Reports said the accused had resigned from his post at the institute on January 8.