Indian-origin doctor Sanjay Agarwal arrested in California for inappropriately touching a female patient

The Milpitas Police in California has notified about the arrest of Dr Sanjay Agarwal, an Indian-origin physician in San Jose, on the charge of sexual assault on a female patient during consultation, as per a Times of India report. "On September 16, 2025, a prior sexual battery was reported to the Milpitas Police Department. The reporting party indicated Dr Sanjay Agarwal inappropriately touched a female patient. Detectives investigated the accusation and determined Dr. Agarwal had inappropriately touched a patient during a consultation," the notice said.

"On September 24, 2025, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau arrested Dr Agarwal at his office in Milpitas. He was later booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for sexual battery."

"Anyone with information about this investigation or who believes they may have been a victim of Dr Agarwal is asked to contact Milpitas Police Department detectives at (408) 586-2400. Additionally, the information can be given anonymously by calling the Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department Website."


The 68-year-old Agarwal, a San Jose resident, is a pulmonologist at a Milpitas sleep center and is affiliated with San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital.