Himalaya Harbinger, National Bureau
Police drove an SUV on the sixth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Rishikesh on Wednesday to arrest the accused in response to a protest by doctors demanding a probe into sexual harassment by a nursing officer against a junior resident doctor. The SUV also navigated through a crowded emergency room on the first floor, with a video of the incident going viral on social media.
The police officer later clarified that when the authorities arrived on Wednesday, the AIIMS security in-charge said that there was a need to remove the accused from the ward to prevent escalation and potential mob lynching. To ensure a safe exit, the police used the passage designated for ambulances to transport serious patients
night in an operation theatre. While an operation was in progress, a junior resident doctor was allegedly harassed by the nursing officer, Satish Kumar. The next day, he is said to have threatened to kill himself in a series of offensive texts that he sent her on WhatsApp. The case was registered on Tuesday.
Currently, the accused has been suspended by the hospital authorities. The police have been directed to suspend the Assistant Nursing Superintendent (ANS) Sinoj P till the investigation is ongoing, as he let the accused go on duty despite his awareness of the complaint.
