Tension prevailed at Laxmisagar chhak in Bhubaneswar after a lady doctor was allegedly misbehaved and assaulted by a businessman on Sunday night.
As per reports, the victim, Hina Gupta was returning home along with her mother in a car when they had a dispute with a businessman identified as Biswajit Swain.
Sources the Swain allegedly entered into a verbal duel with Gupta after the latter asked him to move his car. Irate over this, Swain then allegedly thrashed the lady doctor. Though a formal complaint in connection with the incident was lodged at Laxmisagar police station, no action was been taken, alleged Gupta’s mother.
“My daughter is a doctor and if this could happen to her, one can easily think about the safety of other girls. Though I pleaded others for help and even knocked the doors of some houses nearby, nobody came forward to help us,” alleged Gupta’s mother.
Meanwhile, the concerned businessman and senior officials of Commissionerate Police could not be contacted over the issue.