Third accused arrested in racial harassment of Nagaland woman doctor in AIIMS-Gorakhpur

The accused, identified as Aditya Rao, from Rampur Khas village in Deoria district, was arrested on Tuesday, police said in a statement. Two other accused, Suraj Gupta and Amit Vishwakarma, both from Deoria, were arrested on Monday.

The victim, a third-year resident doctor, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology, had alleged that the three men followed her for nearly 1.5 kilometre on Sunday evening as she was returning to the campus from a mall.

According to the complainant, the men allegedly hurled obscene remarks and racial slurs at her and accosted her near Gate No.2 of the institute, close to the Army Camp.