Assam Meghalaya
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A doctor working at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two women in the hospital.

The accused physician, Jhutan Chowdhury, is a senior resident doctor in the medicine department of the hospital.

Police said that based on a complaint lodged by the family members of the two women, the doctor was arrested.

The two women were allegedly molested when they went to NEIGRIHMS on Thursday morning for a check-up.

Police said that investigation is on.