Gorakhpur : A third-year resident doctor from Nagaland posted at the AIIMS Gorakhpur was allegedly subjected to racial slurs, stalking and physical assault by three men near the institute’s premises on Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 8 pm on February 22 as the obstetrics and gynaecology resident was returning to campus and walking towards Gate No. 2 near the Army camp.
Kaustubh, Gorakhpur Senior Superintendent of Police, confirmed that a case has been registered at the AIIMS police station under relevant sections of law, though he did not disclose the specific provisions invoked in the FIR. “CCTV footage has helped identify a motorcycle linked to the accused. Four police teams have been formed to track them down,” the SSP said, adding that strict action would be taken once the suspects are apprehended.
The doctor alleged that the three men passed obscene remarks and racial slurs targeting her northeastern origin. One of them allegedly removed his shirt in an attempt to intimidate her, while another reportedly touched her inappropriately. She raised an alarm, after which the trio fled the scene. The National Federation of Resident Doctors of AIIMS and INIs (NAFORD) highlighted the episode on social media, describing it as a “Shocking case of racial harassment and sexual assault on a third-year OBGYN resident near AIIMS Gorakhpur.
She tried to confront them, but instead they stalked and followed her on the road toward AIIMS Gate No. 2, hurling abuses & slang. One of them deliberately removed his shirt to intimidate. Near the army camp at Gate No. 2, one man suddenly slapped even her on the buttocks, the NAFORD post read. This left deep shock, humiliation & trauma on our resident doctor. As a doctor dedicated to women’s health & bringing new life, she was violated near her own institution, it added.
Calling the incident “deeply shameful”, Nagaland Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed shock and strongly condemned the incident, urging authorities to act firmly. Racial discrimination and sexual harassment of women from the North East should not just be a headline, sensationalized, forgotten and revived every time a fresh incident appears,” he wrote on X. The racial and sexual abuse of a resident Doctor of AIIMS Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh from Nagaland is deeply shameful.
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