Archive · 28 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- The teacher and his brother were arrested on August 20; the sweeper was arrested on Wednesday and dismissed on Thursday, August 27.
- Where
- The events involved Chatroo and the district hospital in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- 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.
- 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.