An air hostess was allegedly sexually assaulted by the staff of a private hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram while she was on the ventilator in the ICU, police said on Tuesday.
Officials said that the 46-year-old woman had to be admitted to the hospital as she fell sick after a swim in the pool of a hotel she was staying in.
Police said that they were examining the CCTV footage of the hospital to identify the alleged perpetrator, a news agency PTI report said.
The woman was admitted to the Gurugram hospital on April 5, from where she was discharged this Sunday, a her complaint revealed. “On April 6, I was on a ventilator when some hospital staff sexually assaulted me,” she said.
She told her husband about the incident after being discharged and then approached the police with her complaint.
Police said that on the basis of the air hostess’ complaint, an FIR was registered against unidentified staff members of the hospital at the Sadar police station on Monday.
A spokesperson of the Gurugram 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.”
The spokesperson added that further probe into the case is underway, assuring that the accused will be arrested soon.
