LUCKNOW, May 22 -- A private hospital in Lucknow's Bakshi Ka Talab area was sealed on Friday and its owner's medical licence suspended, a day after a 20-year-old student accused a doctor of raping her inside the operation theatre.

The accused doctor was arrested under Section 64(2) (Rape) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 3(2)(5) SC/ST Act and later sent to jail, police said. The survivor was sent for a medical examination and statements of hospital staff were also recorded as part of the probe.

The action was taken by the health department on the directions of deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, who also assured the survivor and her family of strict action against the accused.

In a post on X, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said the Uttar ...