Air hostess sexually assaulted at Gurugram hospital: ‘I was on ventilator…’

An air hostess was allegedly sexually assaulted at a private hospital in Gurugram, Haryana, 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 culprit.

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, police told news agency PTI.

She was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram on April 5. She was discharged from the hospital 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.

Meanwhile, the hospital released a statement on Wednesday in connection with the case, saying that “no allegations have been substantiated yet.”

“We have been made aware of a complaint from a patient and have been fully cooperating with the investigations conducted by the relevant authorities,” read the statement shared by news agency ANI.

It added, "At this stage, no allegations have been substantiated, and all relevant documents, including CCTV footage from the hospital for the time period in question, have been handed over to the police." 

A probe is underway and the accused will be arrested soon, the spokesperson added.

(With inputs from PTI)