Two suspects arrested in assault, gang-rape of woman in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Mahadevapura Police have arrested two suspects, identified as Asif and Syed, in the alleged assault of a brother-sister duo from Bihar and gang-rape of the woman in KR Puram on Wednesday night.
The young woman, who is a native of Baka district of Bihar, had reportedly been working in Kerala for the past one month, but had decided to quit and return home as she did not like the job. On Wednesday night, she had boarded a train in Ernakulam in Kerala to return to Bihar, having informed her brother of her journey. She got down at the KR Puram Railway Station past-midnight, when she met her brother. The siblings were traveling to Mahadevapura to have dinner when the group of miscreants attacked them. They are reported to have assaulted the brother before dragging the young woman away to a deserted area and gang-raping her there.
Passersby reportedly heard her cries for help and rushed to the spot. They are learned to have also caught the suspects and handed them over to the police.
Police sources said that the two accused have been questioned based on the complaint filed by the rape victim.
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
