Mentally Challenged woman undergoing treatment at J N Medical College & Hospital sexually assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), October 3: Reports of a horrendous and excruciatingly awful crime done by a man has come to fore from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & Hospital’s (JNMCH) Trauma Centre in Aligarh, where a mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped around midnight on Thursday, 30^th September.

The victim, who post an accident in July, when she was in severe need of medical attention, was admitted to JNMCH by an RPF officer.

The horrific incident of sexual assault happened on Thursday midnight around 12:30 am. The emergency CMO in-charge brought to the notice of the security guard on duty that the girl was not on her bed for some time. On enquiry, the security personnel Sartaj Ali, found that the girl was missing from her bed for hours. He felt that it was strange given the situation of the patient and her activities, so he immediately started searching for her alongwith his supervisor Mohammad Nadeem.

They both searched for the girl in every conceivable space in the hospital. When they were about to give up their search of the huge medical complex and were about to inform their higher authorities and the police, they saw her coming out of one of the restroom’s of the main lobby in a panic and terror-stricken state. On hurriedly reaching there they found a young man standing behind her. Sensing that now she was safe she accused the young man of wrongdoing. The security personnel without losing any time overpowered the man and called the police, and on their arrival handed over the culprit to the police.

The victim is a 22-year-old mentally challenged woman who was admitted there by an RPF officer after being severely injured in an accident on July 18. Since that day she has been hospitalised and undergoing required treatments. There is no information about her family or relatives, and it is the hospital staff who have been taking care of her since she was admitted to the Medical College’s Trauma Centre.

Doctors told the police that the girl could not speak, and till now she has just told her name and nothing else. Authorities were trying to get more information so that she could be united with her family and loved ones.

Simultaneously alongwith the Police, Medical College authorities were also informed. The accused was handed over to the Police in their presence, who has been arrested, and a case of rape has been registered against the accused based on the complaint of security personnel Sartaj Ali in Civil Lines Police Station.

Police have requested the Medical College authorities for medically examining the victim, so that what has happened to her can be ascertained.

During interrogation, the culprit revealed his name i.e., Varis and the fact that he is a resident of Maheshpur Phatak, Quarsi. He also told that he works just outside the hospital as a worker in a medical store.