New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons after receiving a complaint from women doctor of alleged rape attempt by an undertrial prisoner at the Mandoli jail here.
Through the notice, DCW has sought details of FIR and enquiry report in the matter.
According to the notice, the doctor said that when she went to the washroom on September 26, she found that the accused was already hiding there.
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दिल्ली की मंडोली जेल में काम करने वाली डॉक्टर के साथ जेल के कैदी ने रेप करने की कोशिश की। वो आदमी पहले से रेप के मामले में आरोपी है। ये बेहद गंभीर मामला है, DG Jail को नोटिस भेज महिला स्टाफ की सुरक्षा पर सवाल पूछे हैं। क्या जेल में Sexual Harassment क़ानून के तहत ICC बनी हुई हैं? pic.twitter.com/kx7HhWY4PN
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) September 28, 2022
The doctor stated that the accused attempted to rape her but she managed to escape and alert the security staff.
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The accused is an undertrial prisoner and is in jail in rape case. The victim was a resident doctor and had treated the accused earlier.
“This is a very serious matter and raises the issue of safety and security of the women staff working in jails especially where male inmates are housed,” the notice stated.
The DCW, through the notice, has also sought to know the steps taken by authorities to ensure the safety of its female staff in Delhi jails and details of the Internal Complaints Committee constituted for each jail in Delhi.
The jail authorities have been asked to submit the response by October 3, DCW said.
