A Dalit nurse was allegedly raped by a doctor after being held hostage inside a private hospital, police said on Monday. According to the complaint filed by the victim’s father, the incident occurred around midnight on Sunday. Three people were arrested in the case, SP (Rural) Sandeep Kumar Meena said.

On Saturday evening, the victim, 20, went to the hospital for her duty at 7 pm. She had been working there for the last seven months. Late night, another nurse, Mehnaz, asked her to meet Dr. Shahnawaz in his room.