'The doctor took the woman inside the OT and allegedly raped her. Later, Verma asked the woman's mother to take her unconscious daughter home saying that her condition would improve after the surgery,' said Tiwari.

'As the girl regained consciousness, she told her mother that the doctor raped her. Following which the victim's mother registered a complaint against the doctor late Monday evening,' he added.

While the doctor, who has been booked under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), is absconding, the victim is being treated at a government hospital, where her condition is stated to be critical.

Mau is about 300 km from Lucknow.