JASIN: A doctor was detained for allegedly molesting a young woman in an incident at a private clinic in Merlimau, here, early this morning.
Jasin district police chief Deputy Superintendent Ahmad Jamil Radzi said the 29-year-old man was arrested at around 3.15am in the Merlimau police station.
He said that earlier, at 2.24am, a report was made at the Merlimau police station regarding the incident where a 19-year-old female clinic worker claimed she was molested by the doctor while at the premises.
"Upon knowing that a report had been made against him, the doctor, who is understood to have been working at the clinic since September last year, then surrendered to the police station before the police made the arrest.
"The molestation incident is alleged to have occurred while they were talking. It was also said that there was another clinic worker present at the time, but that individual did not realise the incident was happening," he said.
Ahmad Jamil said following this, the police applied for a remand order at the Jasin Magistrate's Court today to facilitate further investigation.
"A three-day remand period was obtained until June 15 (Saturday), and further investigation will be conducted under Section 354 of the Penal Code," he said.