In an incident that humiliated the medical community, a doctor tried to rape a COVID-19 patient twice at Aligarh Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report by Indian media.
The 28-year-old patient was taken to DDU Hospital in Gaziabad after testing positive for coronavirus
According to the complaint, the doctor who was off work tried to rape her twice in the evening.
According to her statement, the police filed the rape case under section 376(2) of the IPC. The accused has been arrested.
Dr AB Singh, of CMS at DDU Hospital, said: "This matter has come to our attention. The victim has lodged a complaint. The girl is a resident of Aligarh. The police are investigating the case. ”
"Harassment and rape attempts have been carried out. The police have investigated the case and it turns out to be true. Intelligence has been submitted and doctors have been arrested. ”
In the past 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 cases in India has soared by more than 45,000, breaking the 1.2 million mark and bringing the death toll closer to 30,000