New Delhi: A 72-year-old Indian-origin doctor practicing in Scotland was on Thursday found guilty of sexual offenses against 48 female patients over the age of 35.
Krishna Singh, a general practitioner (GP), was accused of kissing, groping, giving inappropriate examinations and making lewd remarks, charges he denied during a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The GP insisted that the patients were wrong and that some of the exams were the same as they were taught during their medical training in India.
According to news reports from Scotland, the charges and crimes committed between February 1983 and May 2018 occurred mainly in medical practices in North Lanarkshire, but also at a hospital accident and emergency department, a police station as well as visits to patients’ homes. also happened during ,
Prosecutor Angela Gray told the court that Crown’s case is that Dr Singh was in the routine of committing crimes against women.
Sometimes subtle or camouflaged, sometimes clear and prominent. He said that sexual harassment was part of his working life.
Singh was seen as a respected member of the community, even being awarded the Royal Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) honor for his contribution to medical services.
An inquiry into his conduct was launched after a woman reported him in 2018.
The doctor was convicted of 54 charges against the victims, mainly multiple sexual and indecent assaults.
He was found not guilty on nine other charges and found not guilty on two other charges.
The judge hearing the case deferred the sentence to next month and allowed Singh to be released on bail, provided he surrendered his passport.