Bhopal: Ward boy rapes Covid-19 patient at hospital, dies next day

In a shocking incident, a ward boy raped a covid patient at Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center (BMHRC).The incident took place on April 6. Police have registered a case of rape in this regard.

Meanwhile, the hospital management and the police did not inform the family about the incident. Police sent the accused Ward Boy to jail while hiding the subject of rape from family members.

The whole incident took place in Nishatpura area. The accused ward boy had sexually molested a staff nurse before sexually assaulting the covid-19 patient. The victim was shifted to a ventilator on April 6, as her condition deteriorated. She later succumbed in the late evening on the same day.

The victim had reported the incident to a nurse working at the hospital. The incident came to light on Wednesday late night after some social activists circulated messages on social media.

According to media reports, the accused had sexually assaulted the woman in the name of checkup. The hospital management has the same information with the police in the complaint.  At the same time, the question is why the police and the people in the hospital did not inform the family members about the incident.

The deputy inspector general of police (DIG), Bhopal Irshad Wali said that the victim had given an application to police to protect her identity and also not reveal the incident to anyone. “We have a letter written by the victim. As she didn’t want to disclose the incident to anyone, the information was not shared to anyone except the investigating team,” Wali said.

The investigating officer said that after talking to TI Saheb, he would decide whether to inform the woman's family. The hospital management has not commented on the whole controversy.

A case in this regard is registered by a female nurse, who was also molested by the accused at Nishatpura police station. The police have registered a case and arrested the accused, who is presently lodged at Bhopal Central Jail.