An Indian-origin Ipswich doctor facing explosive allegations of rape, sexual assault, and torture is fighting for bail after spending a month behind bars.
Dr Dushyant Kumar Singh, an Indian-born GP, has been charged with 35 serious offences, including rape, sexual assault, supplying cannabis, unlawful detention, torture, and attempting to pervert justice. The charges stem from alleged incidents involving vulnerable female patients at his Queensland clinic, located about an hour south-west of Brisbane.
Queensland police allege that Dr Singh raped one woman, sexually assaulted another, and unlawfully detained a third in his consultation room—each on separate occasions.
It is reported by 7News that in court, one woman claimed she was forced to “physically resist” Singh and was pressured into taking a specific medication.
Dr Singh is also accused of allegedly offering a $100,000 bribe to a victim’s solicitor in an alleged attempt to obtain confidential legal information.
His medical licence was suspended by Queensland’s health watchdog last month.
Dr Singh had been practising in Australia for more than a decade, with previous postings in Townsville and Deloraine, Tasmania.
It is reported that in court, his defence lawyer conceded that Singh’s career prospects are now “limited.”
Following Friday’s bail hearing, a 7NEWS reporter questioned Singh’s lawyer outside court about how his client was coping in custody, but received no response. The legal team also declined to say whether Singh would contest the charges.
The judge has reserved a decision on bail until next week. Singh will remain in custody in the meantime.
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