SI booked for leering at woman attendant

Rajkot: A 23-year-old sanitary inspector working in Rajkot civil hospital was booked on Thursday for allegedly making obscene gestures at a woman attendant in Covid-19 hospital.
Pradyuman Nagar police lodged a complaint against the accused under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of Indian Penal Code and launched a probe. According to the police, the 22-year-old woman resident of Vinayaknagar in Rajkot,was hired as a contractual worker in Rajkot civil hospital’s Covid-19 ward and was working as an attendant for the past two weeks.
“On Thursday early morning, when she was on duty in the ward, accused Rakesh Makadia (23) came up to her and sat beside her and started to cosy up saying that Nileshbhai had told him to take care of her. A few minutes later, he allegedly started to make lewd gestures asking her to come to a nearby place when she refused and later complained to the supervisor about him. She did not know the name of the accused at that time but the supervisor confirmed it to be Rakesh Makadia. She was scared and so, lodged a complaint against the youth,” police said.
Makadia, who was hired by Rajkot civil hospital through an agency as sanitary inspector, too is on contractual basis.