A air hostess was reportedly sexually assaulted by a staff member at a private hospital located in Gurugram, Haryana, India, while she was on the ventilator in the ICU, police said on Tuesday.
Police officials said they were reviewing CCTV footage from the hospital to understand the identity of the culprit. The cabin crew member, 46, was admitted to the hospital after becoming ill following a swim in the pool of a hotel where she was a guest, police told news agency PTI.
She had been hospitalized at the Gurugram private hospital since April 5. She had been discharged from the hospital this past Sunday, according to her complaint. “On April 6, I was on a ventilator when some hospital staff sexually assaulted me,” the complaint read.
Following the discharge, she told her husband about the incident and then reported it to police, the air hostess said. After the complaint, police said on Monday an FIR was lodged against unidentified hospital staff at Sadar police station.
“The victim’s statement has been recorded before the magistrate in the court. The police team is examining the footage of the hospital’s CCTV cameras and will soon identify the accused,” a Gurugram Police spokesperson said. A probe is underway and the accused will be arrested soon, the spokesperson added.
