60-year-old alleges rape in Covid hospital
Rajkot: A 60-year-old woman recovering from post-Covid complications in the Rajkot civil hospital has alleged that she was raped after Wednesday midnight.
While police said they will lodge an FIR after getting more concrete evidence, the hospital has initiated an internal inquiry through a committee to investigate the allegations.
Police said there were five more patients in the ward where the woman had been admitted.
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The woman was admitted at around 4:30am on the fourth floor of the hospital on Wednesday after she complained of breathlessness. Though she had tested negative in the civil hospital, the woman was being treated for post-Covid complications.
At around 5:30am when the family members called her, the woman told them that she was raped twice in the night. “She told me that a person approached her and inquired about her health. He then switched off the light, gagged and raped her. Thereafter, he remained seated in front of her till morning,” her relative claimed while talking to reporters outside the hospital on Thursday.
When contacted, Dr. Radheshyam Trivedi, medical superintendent of the civil hospital said, “After speaking to the woman’s family, I have appointed an inquiry committee to probe the allegation. The committee consists of forensic and gynaec experts. We also informed the police and they are investigating separately.”
Assistant commissioner of police (west) PK Diyora told TOI: “We will file an FIR once we get something concrete in our preliminary investigation. A woman cop has recorded her statement and we are also checking CCTV footage of the floor. The ward boys and attendant on duty are also being questioned.”
Rajkot: A 60-year-old woman recovering from post-Covid complications in the Rajkot civil hospital has alleged that she was raped after Wednesday midnight.
While police said they will lodge an FIR after getting more concrete evidence, the hospital has initiated an internal inquiry through a committee to investigate the allegations.
Police said there were five more patients in the ward where the woman had been admitted.
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The woman was admitted at around 4:30am on the fourth floor of the hospital on Wednesday after she complained of breathlessness. Though she had tested negative in the civil hospital, the woman was being treated for post-Covid complications.
At around 5:30am when the family members called her, the woman told them that she was raped twice in the night. “She told me that a person approached her and inquired about her health. He then switched off the light, gagged and raped her. Thereafter, he remained seated in front of her till morning,” her relative claimed while talking to reporters outside the hospital on Thursday.
When contacted, Dr. Radheshyam Trivedi, medical superintendent of the civil hospital said, “After speaking to the woman’s family, I have appointed an inquiry committee to probe the allegation. The committee consists of forensic and gynaec experts. We also informed the police and they are investigating separately.”
Assistant commissioner of police (west) PK Diyora told TOI: “We will file an FIR once we get something concrete in our preliminary investigation. A woman cop has recorded her statement and we are also checking CCTV footage of the floor. The ward boys and attendant on duty are also being questioned.”