Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Feb 28, 2012: Teenage patient 'raped' in government hospital

PTI | Feb 28, 2012, 07.55PM IST
BANKURA (WB): A teenage patient was allegedly raped by a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district, prompting hospital authorities to order a probe. The 19-year-old girl was found lying naked in an unconscious state in the medicine department of Bankura Sammilani Medical College where she was admitted for chest pain last night, her mother said in a complaint to the hospital authorities.
Mongola Gorai of Saltora area near Bankura town alleged that a junior doctor had raped her daughter.
The hospital's Superintendent, Panchanan Kundu, said a three-member committee has been constituted to probe the complaint. "We are probing the complaint after the family complained to us," he said.
Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said he had received a complaint from the hospital authorities, but no FIR was filed.
"No FIR was filed as the girl's family has not approached us yet. The matter will be investigated," he said.

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