Madikeri, Nov. 20: A case has been registered at the Kushalnagar police station regarding the mental harassment of a doctor in Kushalnagar and the threat of Rs. 10 lakh. A complaint was filed today with Superintendent of Police K. Ramarajan by the Kodagu district unit of the Karnataka State Government Medical Officers' Association, demanding strict action against the accused.
Dr. Chethan M.U, a senior medical officer at the Kushalnagar Community Health Center, was accused of being mentally harassed and demanded money by a person named Prakhyat. Dr. Chethan and more than 40 doctors from the Kodagu district unit of the State Government Medical Officers' Association, today reached the office of the District Superintendent of Police and filed a complaint with the SP.
In the year 2020, Dr. While working as a medical officer at the Mobile Health Tribal Unit in Basavanahalli, Dr. Chethan had conducted a family welfare surgery camp at the Primary Health Center in Hebbale on 13.3.2020 on the directions of the District Health and Family Welfare Officer. In this camp, Dr. Chethan had successfully performed tubectomy-sterilization surgery on many people. On 6-11-2025, a person named Prakhyat called Dr. Chethan and informed him that he had performed a sterilization surgery on Renuka, the wife of Somashekhar of Chikkaluwara village, on 13.3.2020, but she was pregnant. This happened because he had not provided proper treatment and he had threatened to pay money as compensation.
The doctor responded that out of those who underwent sterilization surgery, There are chances of 0.5 to 1 percent of people getting pregnant. For this reason, if such people apply under the family welfare scheme, there is also a facility to provide compensation of Rs. 60 thousand from the government, he explained. Prakyath, who did not agree to this, is demanding Rs. 10 lakh from the doctor, Dr. Chethan has mentioned in his complaint.
In addition, on the 14th, Prakyath, who was pregnant with Renuka and her husband Somashekar, arrived at the Kushalnagar Hospital where Dr. Chethan was on duty, and threatened to file a case against the pregnant woman for money, Dr. Chethan has mentioned in his complaint to the SP that he threatened to file a case against her.
When the complaint was filed with the SP, more than 40 doctors including Kodagu District President of the State Government Medical Officers Association Dr. Anand and District President of the Government Employees Association Dr. Arun Kumar were present.
Speaking to reporters, SP K. Ramarajan said that if there is any problem due to doctors, a police complaint should be filed, but threatening them is not right. If a complaint is filed, an investigation will be conducted to find out the truth. Doctors act as 'public servants'. Since they have been threatened with filing a false case against them, this incident will be taken seriously and an investigation will be conducted, he said.
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