An FIR has been registered against Mehraj Malik, Member of the Legislative Assembly and chief of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), for alleged criminal intimidation, defamation, and using gender-specific abuse against a woman doctor in Doda district.
The complaint, filed by an associate professor at a medical college, alleges that Malik used derogatory and threatening language on social media, including livestreams, to insult her modesty and tarnish her reputation.
“In a series of deeply disturbing instances, Malik has used social media platforms to publicly issue threats and make abusive, gendered, and derogatory remarks against me. Phrases such as 'ghaseetunga' (will drag you) and 'will strip you naked' have been used openly and maliciously.
“These are not mere words—they are direct threats to my dignity, safety, and professional integrity as a female doctor serving in a government hospital. These words outrage the modesty of a female public servant, that too on social media,” she stated in her complaint filed at Doda police station.
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The doctor further alleged that Malik frequently targeted her in his social media broadcasts. “What is even more painful is his taunt ‘hospital doesn't belong to your father’—a statement that not only reflects arrogance but also extreme insensitivity, considering the fact that my father passed away more than 12 years ago,” she added.
Another allegation levelled by the complainant concerns Malik’s unauthorised entry into the hospital’s labour room. “This is a gross violation of patient privacy, especially for female staff and patients in vulnerable conditions, and poses a direct threat to our hospital's security and ethical environment. His repeated actions are deeply distressing for both the staff and the patients,” she stated.
Malik has courted controversy in the past as well. In March this year, a special excise mobile magistrate court in Jammu issued a non-bailable warrant against him following a complaint filed by former minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, who accused the MLA of making incorrect and defamatory statements.
As of Friday, the police have not disclosed whether Malik has been summoned or arrested. The investigation is ongoing.
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