Karnal, June 2 -- Kurukshetra police on Monday arrested the retired senior medical officer (SMO), was working as a consultant doctor at the Kurukshetra civil hospital, for allegedly raping a minor in a hospital ward, officials said.

Police booked the doctor and took him into custody on Sunday evening. On Monday, he was presented before a court and sent to two days of police remand. The director general of health services (DGHS) also terminated the doctor's services on Sunday with immediate effect.

Police walked the accused from the station to the hospital for his medical examination, passing through the markets.

The 62-year-old doctor, Shailender Kumar Shally, MD in Medicine, retired from Kaithal civil hospital and was re-employed at t...