Police have arrested a doctor on charges of raping a nurse at a private clinic in Rajshahi.

The arrestee, Ahsan Habib, 29, was a resident medical officer at Al-Arafah Clinic and Diagnostic Center. He was arrested from the city’s Lakshmipur area on Monday afternoon and later sent to jail through the court.

According to the case statement, on the night of September 8, Ahsan Habib raped a 25-year-old nurse in a chamber of the clinic after luring her with a false promise of marriage.

The victim, who works at another private clinic, reportedly met Ahsan Habib on Facebook two years ago. The doctor later persuaded her to leave her job in Dhaka and move to Rajshahi with the assurance of marriage.

The complaint states that he subsequently engaged in physical relations with her at a rented house and at the clinic without fulfilling his promise to marry.

Although the relationship continued for some time, Ahsan Habib recently cut off communication with the victim, who later discovered that he had married someone else. Upon learning this, she filed a rape case with Rajpara Police Station on September 23.

Abdul Alim, Inspector (Investigation) of Rajpara Police Station, said the victim received treatment at the One Stop Crisis Center of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital following the incident.

Al-Arafah Clinic Director Mostafizur Rahman said Dr. Ahsan Habib was dismissed from his position after the clinic’s name surfaced in the case.