A psychiatrist is someone who is
medically licensed, focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. However, this psychiatrist
allegedly broke his oath by sexually harassing his own patient, a reported rape
victim.
According
to several documents sent in by a reader, Dr. Gurdeep, a psychiatrist at a
Petaling Jaya hospital, violated the trust of his patient, who will be referred
to as Ms. A.
He was supposed to be giving professional advice to the rape victim, but
unfortunately misused his responsibility by actually telling to Ms. A that “sex
is good”, that he has a lot of sex, and that “people should enjoy sex.”
The woman was
referred to Dr. Gurdeep for her treatment in early 2019 but didn’t expect that
her life would then change for the worse just from that first meeting.
The harassment started after a
few consultations with the doctor, and he began to text her through Whatsapp.
The conversations started off as
harmless chit-chat but progressively turned into suggestive comments and sexual
innuendos. He had even once called her while masturbating and asked Ms. A. to
join in.
Appalled
by his ‘invitation’, she ignored his proposition and tried to keep the
interaction professional.
Dr. Gurdeep
persisted and started to send explicit and naked images of himself while
requesting she do the same. He had even shown to her a sex toy that he had
purchased for the both of them to use, offered her ecstasy, and even invited
her to come to his house.
These actions of
his forced Ms. A to stop consulting with him as she had started to get anxiety
attacks daily, keeping her awake at night, and she had even resorted to
self-harm as a way of coping. But apparently, he still didn’t get the message.
He even brazenly messaged and called her multiple times a day asking “how she
is”.
A report has been made to the
hospital regarding the issue and it is now under investigation. However,
according to the reader who informed WORLD OF BUZZ of the situation, Ms. A’s
name was nearly revealed to Dr. Gurdeep, coming close to breaching the
confidentiality and privacy of the patient as a whistle-blower and a victim.
Apparently,
they still “needed more time” even when the verdict was out to inform the
patient of the conclusion.
WORLD
OF BUZZ reached out to the hospital, and they have given us a statement
regarding the sexual harassment allegation.
“Please be informed that the Hospital had received a complaint on this
incident and had taken immediate action to suspend the Consultant on the 6th of
July 2019 and followed by termination from practicing at the Hospital effective
15th July 2019.”
“We wish to reiterate that the
allegation was confined to the communication between the Sessional Consultant
Psychiatrist and the patient, personal in its nature and did not happen within
the Hospital premises.”
“We
would like to emphasize the complaint was taken seriously and immediate action
is taken according to due process to safeguard the safety and confidentiality
of our patients, doctors, and employees.”
“The
hospital has referred this matter to the Malaysian Medical Council for further
action and has lodged a police report regarding the allegations against the
hospital and our Chief Executive Officer. All matters are now left to the relevant
authorities for their further action, and we will not be making further
comments.”
Thankfully, the hospital was swift with their actions and dealt
with this preposterous matter immediately. We hope the authorities will also
look into this matter seriously so this pervert can no longer harm another
being.
The
family of a Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman who died after she was allegedly
gang-raped has accused police officials of cremating her body without their
permission.
The
19-year-old was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras district in
northern India.
She was
grievously injured and died in a Delhi hospital on Tuesday after fighting for
her life for two weeks.
Activists
say police must explain why they took the "inhumane decision".
Her
alleged attackers have been arrested and a fast-track court has been set up to
hear the case.
Local
journalist Abhishek Mathur, who witnessed the cremation from a distance, told
the BBC that the police kept her family and media away from the funeral pyre.
Her
body was brought to their village in Uttar Pradesh state around midnight. The
victim's brother said that police officials were putting pressure on the family
to cremate her immediately.
"When
we refused, they took the body in an ambulance and cremated her," he said.
A
senior district administration official, however, denied the allegation, saying
the family's consent was taken.
Mr
Mathur said the victim's mother wanted to take her body home for rituals before
the last rites, but her request was denied.
"Police
had formed a human-chain to stop the protesting crowds, the family and the
media from getting close to the cremation spot," he added.
The
victim's brother said some police officers were rude to them.
"They
took the body away without our permission, without the permission of my parents
and cremated her. We didn't even get to see her one last time," he said.
He
further added that the police beat up members of the family when they protested
to see the body, adding that even women members of the family were beaten up.
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