Male nurses try to rape ICU patient, on resisting threatened to remove oxygen
Two male nurses aged 27 and 23 of a private hospital were arrested on Monday after the mother of a 16-year-old girl treated in the hospital's intensive care told police they had sexually assaulted her. One of the nurses, the girl's mother told police, had even threatened to remove her oxygen support when she resisted. The incident took place at Shiva Hospital in Old Gurgaon. However, police have not charged the nurses under Section 354 of the IPC, the law that deals with sexual assault. Instead the nurses have been charged under sections 328 (causing hurt by poison, etc) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and Section 10 of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. Late that same night, after her father had returned home, two nursing staff — Ravinder (27) and Kuldeep (23) — attacked her. Kuldeep touched her inappropriately, and when she objected, he threatened to kill her by removing her oxygen support. When she tried to shout, Ravi pressed her mouth while Kuldeep gave her an injection that made her drowsy. When she called for her parents, they said it was 2am and that her father had left." Kuldeep allegedly made a second attempt later in the night, removing her top and kissing her forcibly. He also allegedly instructed her to accompany him to the restroom, which she did, and tried to rape her there. That's when she fainted. Dr Manoj, administrative head of the private hospital, said, "We have sacked the nurses, who have also been arrested. We'll extend all possible help to police in their probe," he said. Inspector Bhartendra Singh, SHO of Sector 14 police station, said, "This is a serious case, in which the hospital management's role can't be ignored. We have sought CCTV footage from them. If we find any foul play by the hospital, action will be taken as per law." -PTC News
