Covid Patient Raped By Nurse In Bhopal Hospital, Died In 24 Hours: Police

The woman who was admitted to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre on April 6 had complained about the incident, identifying the accused in a statement to a doctor, according to the police.

A coronavirus patient was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal and died within 24 hours, the police said on Thursday, in a shocking incident made public only after a month following the arrest of the suspect. The 43-year-old woman who was admitted to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre on April 6 had complained about the incident, identifying the accused in a statement to a doctor, according to the police. Sources said as her condition deteriorated soon after, she was shifted to a ventilator. She died in the late evening on the same day. A case was registered at the Nishatpura Police Station and the accused, identified as 40-year-old Santosh Ahirwar, was arrested. He has been kept at the Bhopal Central Jail awaiting trial.