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Bhopal: Hospital staff rapes a Covid patient

A corona-infected woman was raped by a member of the hospital cleaning staff at the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center. On April 6, the woman has raped in the hospital by the cleaning staff. The victim informed a hospital nurse about the incident. Later, the information about the incident was given to the police.

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Published : May 14, 2021, 10:18 PM IST

Bhopal: A corona-infected woman was raped by a member of the hospital cleaning staff at the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center. On April 6, the woman was raped in the hospital by the cleaning staff. The victim informed a hospital nurse about the incident. Later, the information about the incident was given to the police.

However, soon after the incident, the victim's health deteriorated rapidly, following which she died the next day. The police have arrested the accused in this incident which took place on 6 April. The accused has been sent to jail.

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Meanwhile, a case of molestation was also registered on the same person just two days ago. As per reports, the Corona-infected nursing student was admitted to Bhopal Memorial Hospital on 4 April. On 6 April, the accused entered the room and molested the victim.

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When the woman opposed and screamed, the accused fled from the spot. The woman had complained to the nursing staff. After informing the police about the case, Sub Inspector Banwari Lal went to take the woman's statement, but she was not well and couldn't give any statement.

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