Gujarat: Doctor, sweeper allegedly raped dengue patient in Apollo ICU
The victim lodged a police complaint alleging that the duo raped her twice when she was almost unconscious.
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat police have arrested a doctor and a sweeper for allegedly raping a dengue patient in the ICU of Apollo hospital in Gandhinagar last month.
The victim had lodged a police complaint alleging that the two men had drugged and raped her twice when she was admitted to the hospital on August 22 with high fever.
"We have arrested Chauhan and Vankar on the charges of rape. The girl alleged that both of them took turns to rape her on the night of Saturday and Sunday at the hospital where she was undergoing treatment for dengue," said Adalaj police inspector A K Pandya.
The duo has been remanded to police custody by a local court till tomorrow.
The girl was raped in the ICU unit of the hospital, where authorities do not allow relatives of the patient to stay back in the night.
On September 7, the girl had lodged a complaint with Adalaj police alleging that she was raped by the hospital sweeper, whom she identified as Chandu, besides a doctor, whom she could recognise by his face.
Based on the complaint, police had lodged a case under section 376 (C)(D) of the Indian Penal Code for rape and subsequently arrested Vankar and Chauhan, said Pandya. Apollo Hospital said that they are cooperating fully with the police in investigation.
"The ward where the incident took place has 14 staff working round-the-clock, and is equipped with CCTV cameras. We are co-operating fully with the police which is examining CCTV footages and carrying out the investigations," said a statement issued by the hospital.
Following the complaint, the woman was sent for a medial examination to confirm her claims and the test revealed that she was indeed raped.