An Indian air hostess has alleged that she was raped while lying ill on ventilator in a hospital.
The woman, 46, from West Bengal state said that she was training in Gurugram, a tech hub adjoining the national capital Delhi, and nearly drowned in a swimming pool.
She was admitted to the Medanta hospital on April 5 and underwent emergency treatment for over a week. While she was on ventilator support on April 6, the woman said in a complaint to police, she was assaulted by a ward staffer.
The woman alleged that there were two nurses in her ICU room, but they did not intervene to stop the attack.
“She wasn’t in a condition to speak or resist the man’s advances because of her weakened condition,” the complaint read.
The woman told her husband about the assault when she was discharged after six days. The couple then filed the complaint, according to the Indian Express.
Police have launched an investigation.
“The team has collected CCTV camera footage from the hospital and is questioning employees who may have interacted with the patient during her stay,” Gaurav, Gurugram deputy commissioner of police who goes by his first name, said.
“We have been made aware of a complaint from a patient and have been fully cooperating with the investigations conducted by the relevant authorities,” the Medanta hospital said in a statement,
