GURUGRAM – An unidentified employee of Fortis Hospital has been booked onthe charge of raping a TB patient who was in a semi-conscious state and ona ventilator.
As per the police officials, the woman was admitted to the hospital onOctober 21. She gained consciousness six days later, on October 27.
She wrote a note to her father, writing down the name of the allegedrapist, according to Usha Kundu, assistant commissioner of police.
The woman’s family then filed a complaint of rape with the police. Kundurevealed that the suspect has been identified; however, he had not beenarrested yet.
Man who allegedly raped the victim was named Vikas and is a non-medicaloutsourced staffer at the hospital.
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Police recovered the CCTV footage and the hospital staff is beingquestioned over it, said.
The girl’s father, in the complaint, said that his daughter was assaultedwhile she was on a ventilator. She was admitted to the hospital aftercomplaining about respiratory problems, the victim’s father said.
In a statement, Fortis Hospital said it had taken notice of the incidentand would cooperate with the police on the investigation.
