Physiotherapist booked

Physiotherapist booked

She Allegedly Sold Secrets of Doc’s Firm

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:  23.10.2020

A doctor who runs an institute in Anandnagar area on Wednesday filed a complaint of cheating against his former colleague, a physiotherapist, alleging that she sold his firm’s trade secrets for financial gain.

In his FIR , Dr Het Desai stated that he set up an institute and research centre focussed on rehabilitation of pelvic floor muscles in women in 2018. Before that he had set up another institute for women’s wellness. In his FIR he said he recruited a woman physiotherapist, Sunita Patel, in 2016 and made her the CEO of his company, named International Institute of Pelvic Floor Research, Rehab and Education (IIPRE) as she gained his trust.

Desai states that Patel had assured him that she would not disclose the company’s strategy and trade secrets. She became the face of Desai’s company at seminars and webinars after being trained by him, he stated.

Desai stated that Patel’s behaviour changed suddenly in October 2019 as she began complaining that she was not getting due credit in the company. When Desai asked about her changed behaviour, he learned that Patel was also working for another company, where she had been using his trade secrets.

He asked Patel about this but she allegedly threatened to frame him in a police case. In January, Patel resigned from Desai’s’ company and started practising at another firm, allegedly using procedures developed by Desai’s company. She also told some of his clients to approach her and succeeded in luring them away to some extent, Desai stated.