MUMBAI: A ward boy at a private hospital in Malad (E) was recently arrested for molesting a female patient. Mukesh Prajapati (25) was booked under section 354 of IPC, Dindoshi police said.
The 29-year-old patient had been admitted to the hospital since December 16 and was to undergo a surgery. Prajapati allegedly groped her on the pretext of applying a medicine on the night of December 17. The woman complained to her family the next day. The family was furious that a ward boy had unhindered access to her room late at night. Prajapati was arrested after they registered a police complaint on December 19.
Last month, a security guard at a private hospital in Malad (E) was arrested for barging into the room of a Covid positive patient and molesting her past midnight. The patient pressed the buzzer for help, prompting hospital staff to nab Suraj Kochewad (21).
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)