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Kishtwar Hospital Dismisses Sweeper After Arrest in Minor’s Death Case
A 15-year-old tribal girl in Kishtwar allegedly became pregnant after being sexually assaulted by a teacher.
Police say the teacher and his brother gave her medicines in an attempt to end the pregnancy.
The girl was taken to health facilities in Chatroo and Kishtwar.
She delivered a stillborn and later died, according to officials.
Police also allege that a hospital sweeper helped hide what had happened.
The sweeper was arrested and dismissed from his hospital job.
A special police team is investigating the case.
The allegations have not been decided by a court.
A sanitation worker at a district hospital in Kishtwar was dismissed after police arrested him in the case involving a 15-year-old tribal girl.
Police allege the worker helped conceal the girl’s sexual assault and assisted efforts to terminate her pregnancy.
The girl was allegedly assaulted repeatedly by a schoolteacher, became pregnant, delivered a stillborn, and later died.
Police arrested the teacher and his brother on August 20 and later arrested the hospital sweeper and two others.
A special investigation team led by Additional SP Pardeep Singh is conducting a time-bound investigation.
- Who
- A 15-year-old tribal girl, a schoolteacher, the teacher’s brother, a hospital sweeper, and other alleged participants are involved in the case.
- What
- A hospital sanitation worker was dismissed after arrest in an alleged conspiracy involving sexual assault, attempted pregnancy termination, and the girl’s death.
- Where
- The events involved Chatroo and the district hospital in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The teacher and his brother were arrested on August 20; the sweeper was arrested on Wednesday and dismissed on Thursday, August 27.
- Why
- Hospital authorities said the worker’s alleged role and the serious allegations made his continued employment incompatible with the discipline and functioning of a public health institution.
Key facts
- Dismissed employee
- A daily-wage sanitation worker employed as a sweeper at the district hospital in Kishtwar.
- Alleged victim
- A 15-year-old tribal girl.
- Initial arrests
- Police arrested the alleged teacher and his brother on August 20.
- Investigation arrests
- The SIT arrested three additional people, including the hospital sweeper, bringing total arrests to five.
- Investigation team
- A special investigation team headed by Additional SP Pardeep Singh.
- Hospital action
- Medical Superintendent Yudhveer Singh Kotwal said the worker was dismissed, not suspended.
- Reported outcome
- Officials said the girl delivered a stillborn and subsequently died.
Quotes
Yudhveer Singh Kotwal
Medical Superintendent who issued the worker’s termination order
“I do not want to say anything that could influence the investigation. The probe is underway and we are cooperating with the police.”
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“Police informed us yesterday about his arrest, and today he has been dismissed from service.”
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