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Police hunt doctor accused of abusing 12 women

Kochi police seek a lookout circular against a 41-year-old doctor booked for sexual assault after finding visuals on his phone allegedly showing abuse of multiple women.

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Nov 7, 2026

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Police hunt doctor accused of abusing 12 women

Kochi police seek a lookout circular against a 41-year-old doctor booked for sexual assault after finding visuals on his phone allegedly showing abuse of multiple women.

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Kochi police seek a lookout circular against a 41-year-old doctor booked for sexual assault after finding visuals on his phone allegedly showing abuse of multiple women. Kochi police are seeking a lookout circular against Dr. Johnson Varghese, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and allegedly abusing at least…

Doctor booked for sexual assault

Kochi City police have booked Dr. Johnson Varghese, a 41-year-old doctor, for the alleged sexual assault of a woman. Police suspect he may have abused more women.

Phone shows abuse of 12 women

Investigators found visuals on Dr. Varghese's phone allegedly showing him abusing at least 12 women. The phone was handed to police by a 50-year-old complainant.

Police seek lookout circular

Police are moving to get a lookout circular issued against Dr. Varghese at the earliest to prevent him from leaving the country. Procedures for issuing the circular have begun.

“We are trying to get a lookout circular issued against the accused at the earliest to prevent him from leaving the country.”

Doctor dismissed from hospital

The hospital in Kochi where Dr. Johnson was employed dismissed him from service soon after he was booked for sexual abuse.

Assault case precedes abuse charges

The Infopark police registered the sexual abuse case on Friday, a day after three people including two actors were arrested for assaulting and robbing Dr. Varghese of valuables worth rupees three point twenty-five lakh.

The main idea

Kochi police are seeking a lookout circular against Dr. Johnson Varghese, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and allegedly abusing at least twelve others, after his employer dismissed him.

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