The Woman & Child Development Department, Chandigarh, has taken suo motu notice about the hidden mobile camera at the doctors and nurses changing room at GMCH Sector 32, and on Monday asked hospital authorities to submit detailed report. “This is an heinous crime against women. Our department will get a detailed report on it, if hospital authorities fail to take suitable action against the accused, we would take stern action so that it is not repeated in future”, said Mandeep Kaur, Director, Child and Women development department.
A hidden mobile phone with active camera mode had been found in the changing room for female surgeons at the operation theatre of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh on Saturday evening. The mobile belonged to a sweeper at the hospital, who was immediately arrested by the local police with the help of hospital authorities.
The acting Medical Superintendent of GMCH-32, Dr RK Bansal told The Pioneer, “Two doctors (one surgeon and another anesthesiologist) were operating in the main OT, C-Block of General Surgery department. As soon as the operation completed at around 7 pm on Saturday, the anesthesiologist went to the changing room where she had spotted a hole in the basket used to collect scrubs and after checking the bag, she got a mobile phone with active video camera mode, she immediately informed the nurse on-duty and then to the administration.” said Dr Bansal
Bansal further added that police had found a two-hour long video recording of the changing room. Dr Atul Sachdev, Director Principal of GMCH-32, immediately complained to the police and an FIR was lodged at Sector 34 police station. The mobile phone belongs to Nirmal lal, a sweeper of the hospital residing at Ram Darbar, Phase-II. The 21-year-old sweeper, Nirmal lal, has been working at the hospital for the last seven years and was posted at OT for the last four years. Inspector Baljeet Singh SHO of Sector 34 police station has sent the mobile phone for CFSl report.