Doctor booked for sexually assaulting minor girl in Haryana

A doctor has been booked on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl here, police said Monday.

The accused, Karma, was running his clinic in Kathgarh village here, they said.

When the girl was on her way back home after attending a religious function on Saturday night, the accused forcibly took her in his car and sexually assaulted her at a secluded place, police said.

He also threatened the girl with dire consequences, police said.

A case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) has been registered against the accused, they said.