21-year-old alleges rape in ICU of a private hospital in Gurugram

A 21-year-old girl, who was on ventilator support for six days at a private hospital in Gurugram, has alleged that she was sexually assaulted while in an intensive care unit (ICU).

After regaining consciousness on Tuesday, the girl conveyed to her parents that she was assaulted and wrote the name of the alleged assaulter, Vikas, on a paper, reports Times Of India. The 21-year-old was admitted in Fortis hospital on October 21.

Fortis said in a statement, “The patient came to the hospital on October 21 with severe respiratory symptoms and pulmonary tuberculosis. She was admitted to the ICU and from the second day of her admission, she is on ventilator support. Six days after admission, the patient has alleged that she has been violated within the hospital premises on the day of admission.

Post complaint, police have been immediately informed. The hospital is fully cooperating with authorities and furnishing all information/details,” the website reported.

The parents have lodged a complaint with the Sushant Lok police station and sought a medical examination of the girl. “It is not clear if Vikas is a hospital staff or not. We are trying to find out,” said DCP (east) Maqsood Ahmed. The police are waiting for the patient to stabilise before they record her statement.