Air Hostess, On Life Support In ICU, Sexually Assaulted By Hospital Staff In Gurugram

The 46-year-old woman was admitted to the Gurugram hospital after she fell ill following a swim in the pool of a hotel she was staying in.

The woman said she was sexually assaulted by a hospital staff when she was on ventilator support.

Source : PTI

An air hostess, who was on ventilator support in the ICU of a private hospital in Gurugram, was sexually assaulted by a a staff member, the police said on Tuesday.

The 46-year-old woman was admitted to the Gurugram hospital after she fell ill following a swim in the pool of a hotel she was staying in, according to news agency PTI.

The woman was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram on April 5, from where she was discharged this Sunday, the woman said in her complaint.

The woman alleged that while she was on ventilator support in the ICU, she was sexually assaulted by a hospital staff. 

"On April 6, I was on a ventilator when some hospital staff sexually assaulted me," the complaint read.

After being discharged, the woman told her husband about the incident and then approached the police. The Gurugram Police said they are examining CCTV footage of the hospital to identify the perpetrator.

Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against unidentified staff members of the hospital at Sadar police station in Gurugram on Monday, the police said.

"The victim's statement has been recorded before the magistrate in the court. The police team is examining the footage of the hospital's CCTV cameras and will soon identify the accused," a Gurugram Police spokesperson said. A probe is underway and the accused will be arrested soon, the spokesperson added.