Mumbai: Nine days after 29 year-old Rozy D'Souza (name changed) was allegedly molested by a Pravin Vaghela, a 20 year-old ward boy at St George Hospital, Fort, MRA Marg police arrested Vaghela. D'Souza was visiting her husband at the hospital.
Vaghela was absconding since the case was registered on January 3. D'Souza was allegedly molested on January 2 around 8.30 pm.
This is the second such case at a government-run hospital in 15 days. On December 29, Prabhakar Surve (55), Vinod More (45) and Rahul Tambe (30) had been arrested by the JJ Marg police station on charges of molestation. While Surve is an ambulance driver, More is a ward boy and Tambe is the son of a retired nurse at the hospital.
On January 1, Rozy's husband Nickson Francis Dsouza, had come to Mumbai from Bangalore to visit his brother staying in Mumbai. Rozy says, "He was travelling in a train from Dadar to CST in the morning. At Parel station, his foot slipped and he injured his right hand. He was then rushed to St George hospital by the police."
After being informed about the accident, Rozy made her way to Mumbai. "On January 2, when I was at the hospital, ward boy Pravin asked me to follow him. He said he would show me a place to spend the night at the hospital. When we reached the second floor, he molested me in a dark isolated corner before I knew what was happening. When I shouted, he threatened to kill my husband by giving him poison, if I complained to anyone," she said.
The duo then filed a complaint at the MRA Marg police station on January 6.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anil Mahabole, told media, "We have arrested the ward boy."
Meanwhile, Rozy is impressed with the MRA Marg police's conduct. "When I went to the station to lodge a complaint, I was first offered food because they realised that I had not eaten since the ordeal. The cops also gave me Rs 1,000 to manage my expenses," she said.
Vaghela was absconding since the case was registered on January 3. D'Souza was allegedly molested on January 2 around 8.30 pm.
This is the second such case at a government-run hospital in 15 days. On December 29, Prabhakar Surve (55), Vinod More (45) and Rahul Tambe (30) had been arrested by the JJ Marg police station on charges of molestation. While Surve is an ambulance driver, More is a ward boy and Tambe is the son of a retired nurse at the hospital.
On January 1, Rozy's husband Nickson Francis Dsouza, had come to Mumbai from Bangalore to visit his brother staying in Mumbai. Rozy says, "He was travelling in a train from Dadar to CST in the morning. At Parel station, his foot slipped and he injured his right hand. He was then rushed to St George hospital by the police."
After being informed about the accident, Rozy made her way to Mumbai. "On January 2, when I was at the hospital, ward boy Pravin asked me to follow him. He said he would show me a place to spend the night at the hospital. When we reached the second floor, he molested me in a dark isolated corner before I knew what was happening. When I shouted, he threatened to kill my husband by giving him poison, if I complained to anyone," she said.
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The duo then filed a complaint at the MRA Marg police station on January 6.
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Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anil Mahabole, told media, "We have arrested the ward boy."
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Meanwhile, Rozy is impressed with the MRA Marg police's conduct. "When I went to the station to lodge a complaint, I was first offered food because they realised that I had not eaten since the ordeal. The cops also gave me Rs 1,000 to manage my expenses," she said.
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