NEW DELHI: Despite the outrage over the sexual abuse in a multitude of sexually abusing a teenager in Assam is not yet extinguished, the capital showed an episode of depravity: a 20 years old, entered the pavilion women's Safdarjung hospital in the middle of Saturday night and tried to rape a pregnant woman, apparently the wife of an Army officer, then took her out of the room under the guise of an examination.
Fortunately for her, a doctor on rounds has caused alarm and the man was turned over to police. Remains to be answered, however, how a stranger was allowed to enter one of the city hospitalsin the government above the darkness of night, jeopardizing patient safety.
The sources said the woman, who hails from Calcutta and lives in Defence Colony, is the wife of a senior army officer. Police denied the claim.DCP (South) Chhaya Sharma said the accused, Praveen Kumar, who works as an assistant in a private laboratory in Yusuf Sarai, had tried to rape digitally patient. Safdarjung police registered a case of attempted rape and arrested him.
Kumar said the police, entered the hospital around 1:30 am on Saturday, saying he had come to deliver a test report to a patient in the women's ward. Surprisingly, no one contested his claim and was allowed to just walk in security complex. The victim was nine months pregnant, was admitted on Friday, was caught off guard in the last hours. He took her to an isolated part of the room, claiming that a doctor wanted to study at that time.
Praveen said he had come to deliver the test report of the victim, but took the room. He tried to stick his finger in her genitals when she resisted and screamed for help, "said a senior official.
"At that point, one of the doctors at the hospital came and saw the accused of harassment of the patient. The victim also complained to the doctor." The doctor warned the family of the victim and the police.
The incident raises questions about the safety of women in one of the safest complex in Delhi, which has earned the label of shame of being the nation's capital rape. In 2011, the city reported 489 cases of rape, including cases of rape brutal Dhaula Kuan and Mongolpuri, compared to 459 in 2010. The figures for 2006 was 609 followed by a drop to 581 next year while in 2008 fell to 466 more. The cases of pedophilia in the capital also showed an increase last year 585 of the 532 recorded in 2010. While 2008 had seen 597 cases, there were 835 such incidents in 2007.
Fortunately for her, a doctor on rounds has caused alarm and the man was turned over to police. Remains to be answered, however, how a stranger was allowed to enter one of the city hospitalsin the government above the darkness of night, jeopardizing patient safety.
The sources said the woman, who hails from Calcutta and lives in Defence Colony, is the wife of a senior army officer. Police denied the claim.DCP (South) Chhaya Sharma said the accused, Praveen Kumar, who works as an assistant in a private laboratory in Yusuf Sarai, had tried to rape digitally patient. Safdarjung police registered a case of attempted rape and arrested him.
Kumar said the police, entered the hospital around 1:30 am on Saturday, saying he had come to deliver a test report to a patient in the women's ward. Surprisingly, no one contested his claim and was allowed to just walk in security complex. The victim was nine months pregnant, was admitted on Friday, was caught off guard in the last hours. He took her to an isolated part of the room, claiming that a doctor wanted to study at that time.
Praveen said he had come to deliver the test report of the victim, but took the room. He tried to stick his finger in her genitals when she resisted and screamed for help, "said a senior official.
"At that point, one of the doctors at the hospital came and saw the accused of harassment of the patient. The victim also complained to the doctor." The doctor warned the family of the victim and the police.
The incident raises questions about the safety of women in one of the safest complex in Delhi, which has earned the label of shame of being the nation's capital rape. In 2011, the city reported 489 cases of rape, including cases of rape brutal Dhaula Kuan and Mongolpuri, compared to 459 in 2010. The figures for 2006 was 609 followed by a drop to 581 next year while in 2008 fell to 466 more. The cases of pedophilia in the capital also showed an increase last year 585 of the 532 recorded in 2010. While 2008 had seen 597 cases, there were 835 such incidents in 2007.
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