Kerala sends police to help students' rescue in Tamil Nadu
Thiruvananthapuram: Authorities here on Sunday rushed a police team to help in rescue operations of over a dozen students caught up in a fire in Theni forest area in Tamil Nadu bordering Idukki district, Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra said.
Behra said instructions have been issued to Idukki district police chief to give all assistance in the rescue operation.
"Medicines and food also have been sent to the spot. Behra spoke to his Tamil Nadu counterpart and assured of all help. He also asked Kerala State Fire and Rescue chief for all possible assistance," a media statement from Behra's office late Sunday night said.
Theni borders the famed Thekkady tourist destination in Kerala.
Authorities in Tamil Nadu were engaged in the operation to rescue students caught in the forest fire, with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying the Indian Air Force has been pressed into service.
The students, who are from Erode and Coimbatore, were trekking in the Kurangani Hills when they got caught in the fire.
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Air hostess on ventilator in Gurugram hospital sexually assaulted by staff: Police
Gurugram, Apr 15 (PTI): An air hostess was allegedly sexually assaulted in a renowned private hospital here by a staff member while she was on the ventilator in the ICU, police said on Tuesday.
Police said they are examining CCTV footage of the hospital to identify the perpetrator.
According to police, the 46-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after she fell ill following a swim in the pool of a hotel she was staying in.
On April 5, she was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram, from where she was discharged this Sunday, she said in her complaint.
"On April 6, I was on a ventilator when some hospital staff sexually assaulted me," the complaint read.
After being discharged, she told her husband about the incident and then approached the police, the air hostess said.
Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against unidentified staff members of the hospital at Sadar police station on Monday, police said.
"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.
