Sadiq (40), the accused, runs a clinic at Patel Nagar and the woman had visited him alongwith her husband for stomach pain yesterday, police said.
"While the husband was outside, Sadiq, on the pretext of check-up, took her to another room and allegedly touched her inappropriately," said inspector Janaki Reddy of Malkajgiri police station.
The woman's husband lodged a complaint under section 354 of IPC (outraging woman's modesty). Sadiq was arrested today, the inspector added.
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