Lucknow, Aug 25 - A doctor has been booked for allegedly raping a 23-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district, police said Tuesday.

O.N. Verma, who owns and runs a private nursing home in Sahadatpur locality of Mau, allegedly raped the Dalit woman inside the operation theatre (OT) Monday.

'The victim, who hails from Azamgarh, Sunday came to Verma's nursing home along with her mother for treatment of gynaecological problems. At that time, the woman was admitted in the general ward. A lady doctor of the nursing home was treating her,' police inspector J.P. Tiwari told IANS.

He said when Verma was on a routine inspection Monday, he went to meet the young woman to inquire about her condition. 'After coming out of the ward, Verma told the woman's mother that her daughter would undergo a surgery,' Tiwari added.