Bhopal: A Covid-19 patient who was admitted to hospital for treatment was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the victim patient died within just 24 hours of that incident.
According to Bhopal police, the incident took place a month ago on April 6 at Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre for COVID-19 treatment. She was raped on April 6 and told the ordeal to a doctor at the facility and had identified the accused a Male Nurse 40-year-old Santosh Ahirwar in a statement to that doctor. Soon after that, her condition deteriorated and she was shifted to a ventilator, where she died later on the same day.
Nishatpura Police station, arrested the accused and sent him to Bhopal Central Jail and is currently awaiting trial.
Accused had also earlier sexually assaulted a 24-year-old staff nurse and had even been suspended for drinking alcohol on duty in the past.
According to a senior police official Irshad Wali, the victim had submitted an application to the police, requesting them not to reveal her identity and keep the investigation secret. “We have a letter written by the victim. As she didn’t want to disclose the incident to anyone, the information was not shared with anyone except the investigating team,” Irshad Wali told media.
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