A ward boy and a medical student were arrested on Tuesday for raping a nursing student in a Baghpat hospital in Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
The 17-year-old victim, who had complained of nausea and headache, was admitted to the district hospital on Monday where she was raped at midnight, a police officer said.
Attendant was away
The victim’s sister who was attending to her, had gone out for a break. The attackers took the victim to the emergency room on the pretext of carrying out some tests where they raped her.
The accused identified as Jitendra, a contractual employee at the hospital, and Dilshad injected her with a sedative. They took turns to rape her, the officer said. When the victim raised an alarm, the accused fled.
The police were informed about the incident. An FIR was lodged into the matter, said Baghpat district Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey.
Accused suspended
The incident has raised questions on the security in government hospitals. Following the incident, Baghpat chief medical officer Sushma Chandra ordered a probe into the matter.
The accused has been suspended with immediate effect.
The role of security personnel, staff and police post incharge at the hospital is also under scanner. A probe has also been ordered against them.
Following the incident, tension erupted in the area. Heavy police deployment was put in place to avoid any untoward incident.
The victim has been sent for medical examination.