Woman who was sexually harassed at Delhi hospital dies during treatment
New Delhi (PTI): A woman, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a patient in the same ward at a government hospital, has died during treatment, a police officer said on Wednesday.
While the 23-year-old accused has already been arrested, further action will be taken after the post-mortem report comes, he said.
In a statement on Monday, the police had said that a female patient admitted at Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in northeast Delhi was allegedly sexually assaulted by another patient admitted in the same ward.
The incident was reported at New Usmanpur police station, who registered a case.
The accused, identified as Mohammed Faiz, a resident of Kachchi Khajuri in Delhi, was arrested soon after, the statement said.
The woman was later referred for treatment at the GTB Hospital, where she died on Tuesday night.
"We are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact reason behind her death. We will take further action after that," the police officer said.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
