A doctor has been booked on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl here, police said Monday.
The accused, Karma, was running his clinic in Kathgarh village here, they said.
When the girl was on her way back home after attending a religious function on Saturday night, the accused forcibly took her in his car and sexually assaulted her at a secluded place, police said.
He also threatened the girl with dire consequences, police said.
A case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) has been registered against the accused, they said.
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