Archive · 12 Jun 2025
Teen Assault at Hospital: Staffer Arrested, Police Investigate
A teenage girl was reportedly assaulted at a hospital in India.
She was visiting her mother when a hospital worker allegedly gave her pills and then attacked her.
Police arrested the staffer and are looking for others involved.
Medical reports said rape didn't occur.
The opposition party is criticizing the government for how it handled the case.
The police are investigating the incident and have charged the accused with multiple offenses related to child protection and sexual assault.
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted inside a government hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
A hospital staffer was arrested and charged under the POCSO Act and other sections.
The incident occurred while the girl was attending to her mother who was hospitalized.
The girl reported being given tablets by a ward boy, after which the assault occurred.
Medical reports have indicated no rape occurred; two other suspects have also been booked.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl and a hospital ward boy, with two additional suspects also booked.
- What
- A teenage girl was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted inside a government hospital.
- When
- The incident occurred on Sunday night, with an arrest made on Thursday.
- Where
- Government Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The police are investigating the circumstances of the assault and the actions of the suspects.
Congress
BJP
Allegations of a Cover-Up
Congress
The incident was a case of gang rape not molestation and is a cover up.
BJP
The police response is shameful, the survivor is unheard, and the accused are shielded.
- Victim Age
- 16
- Location
- Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
- Hospital
- Government Gandhi Memorial Hospital
- Accused Arrested
- Ward Boy Mahendra Tiwari (25)
- Charges
- POCSO Act, BNS, IT Act