Patient in ICU allegedly sedated, raped by nursing staff at Alwar Hospital
Sexual Harassment
Alwar: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a nursing staff inside the ICU of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College in Alwar on the night of June 4. In response, the hospital authorities have constituted a team to investigate the matter.
The woman was admitted to the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College in Alwar's industrial area.
According to the news report, the accused administered an injection to sedate the woman and then sexually harassed her.
The woman regained consciousness in the morning and informed her family members about the incident.
The woman's husband alleged that the hospital administration is trying to cover up the case.
As per a media report in the TOI, according to police, the woman had been admitted on June 2 for a tubectomy. After her surgery on June 4, she was shifted to the ICU. Her husband alleged in his complaint that around 11 pm that night, a guard told him to wait outside. Between 1.30 am and 2.30 am, the guard and a male staffer said his wife was experiencing injection side effects and needed him. After he helped her lie down again, he was asked to leave.
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