An Afghan woman, who was in India for her mother’s medical treatment, was raped at Max Super Specialty hospital in South Delhi on July 24, an incident the hospital has confirmed. A 19-year-old employee of the hospital, Amar Singh, was reportedly involved in the case.
Delhi Police has arrested Singh, a housekeeper at the Max Hospital, Saket. He was produced before a magisterial court on July 25 and was remanded to judicial custody till August 8. IANS has accessed a copy of the victim’s complaint.
The woman’s statement was recorded before a magistrate on Wednesday. According to the complaint filed by the woman, who hails from Kabul, Singh tried to force himself on her early morning on July 24 as she slept next to her ailing mother on whom she was attending. The woman was sleeping on the couch provided for the attendants of patients to rest at night in the ward.
The victim stated in her First Information Report (FIR) to the police that she had arrived in Delhi from Kabul on July 18 to get her mother treatment at Max Hospital in Saket.