THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayinkeezhu circle inspector A V Saiju has been transferred on the complaint of sexually abusing a dental doctor who was taking rest after a surgery. He was transferred to police headquarters. Saiju, the accused in the case and president of police officers’ association Thiruvananthapuram rural district president, is on leave now.

The woman doctor, who was living abroad with her husband earlier, met sub inspector Saiju, when she went to the Malayinkeezhu station to solve a problem of renting a room in her name. She complained that he sexually abused her when she was recuperating after a surgery in 2019. He sexually abused her after threatening her and even borrowed money. Her husband divorced her after knowing their relationship and she was not able to go abroad after that.

Saiju tried to continue his relationship with the doctor after convincing her of divorcing his wife. She said she lodged a complaint after Saiju's relatives speculated cooked up stories. Though tried to lodge a complaint against him to the rural SP, they did not accept that. The Malayinkeezhu police registered a case after registering the doctor’s statement on Saturday night. The probe was handed over to Nedumangad DySP. The case is likely to be handed over to the crime branch.