Aligarh: Doctor tries raping coronavirus positive patient, arrested
The 25-year-old woman works in Delhi and had come to her home in Aligarh where she developed Covid-19 symptoms and was admitted to the hospital on Monday.
A 30-year-old doctor at Aligarh's Deen Dayal Hospital was arrested on Wednesday after a woman being treated for coronavirus at the hospital alleged that he tried to rape her.
“We received a complaint from a woman patient admitted at Deen Dayal Hospital alleging that a doctor sexually assaulted her within the hospital premises. A police team was sent to the hospital The doctor, who himself was in quarantine, was arrested. We are questioning hospital authorities Further investigation is on,” a senior police officer told The Indian Express.
Police have obtained CCTV footage in which the accused, Dr Tufail Ahmad, who was on Covid duty, can be seen entering the isolation ward where the woman was admitted. The woman alleged that the doctor attempted sexual assault twice during the period of admission, on the pretext of medical examination. The case was registered under section 354 (molestation) and 376 (2) (advantage of position to commit rape) at the local police station.
According to a report in The Times of India, the 25-year-old woman works in Delhi and had come to her home in Aligarh where she developed Covid-19 symptoms and was admitted to the hospital on Monday.
The local administration has sought a report from the Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital.