Thrissur (Kerala): An electrician working in a hospital has been arrested here for sexually abusing a woman, who was admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital following a failed suicide bid, police said on Monday. Dayalal, an electrician, employed at Kodungallur taluk hospital near here, was arrested on the basis of the woman's complaint.
According to the police, the woman, who attempted suicide, was immediately taken to the taluk hospital in Kodungallur. She was later referred to the Government Medical College hospital here. The accused accompanied the woman in the ambulance to the medical college and allegedly abused her when she was admitted to a room in the hospital on Friday, they said.
The matter came to light after the survivor informed the staff and police about the incident. The Kodungallur police caught hold of him and handed him over to the Medical College police, which is investigating the incident. Meanwhile, Health Minister Veena George has ordered a probe into the incident.
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Earlier in Karnataka, a shop owner sexually abused a minor boy in the Dakshina Kannada district. The incident took place in Kalladka and a probe has been launched by the Bantwal city police. The police said that the complaint was lodged by the boy's parents who said that the crime took place when he was sent to pick up chicken tikka from Mohammad Ashraf's shop.
When the boy entered the shop, the accused grabbed him and took him to a nearby farm where he sexually abused the minor. When the boy protested against his advances, the accused also physically assaulted him. The incident came to light when the accused tried to target the boy again. He had confessed to his parents what had happened.
