2 cops molest suspected Covid patient in Gurugram, suspended

Sanjay Yadav

Gurugram, May 2

In what has left the Gurugram police embarrassed, two policemen on Covid duty not just ransacked the polyclinic they were posted in but also molested a mentally unstable Covid-suspect woman in an inebriated state.

When the police came to arrest them, they threatened to fire on the policemen and fled away. The duo has been suspended and booked by the police.

Though the incident happened on Wednesday, an FIR was registered only on Friday.

According to the FIR, the incident happened late on Tuesday night at the government polyclinic in Sector 31 where Gurugram police constables Rajesh and Bijender were deployed outside the prisoner’s ward. They had one rifle.

Both allegedly started consuming liquor on duty. They then went to the isolation ward and allegedly started misbehaving with a woman patient who is mentally unstable.

She tried to push them away but then, they allegedly molested her. She screamed and cried and the hospital staff gathered there.

The constables argued with the doctor and staff and broke the CCTV cameras to erase evidence. The other policemen on duty rushed to stop them but they did not listen. They created ruckus for 20 minutes and threatened to fire at them and then, fled away with the rifle.

On the complaint of Senior Medical Officer of the polyclinic, an FIR has been registered against the duo under Section 354 (molestation), 34 (common intention), 427 (damage of property) of the IPC at Sector 40 police station.

“As per the complaint of a woman doctor, an FIR has been registered. We are verifying the facts,” said inspector Pawan Kumar, SHO of Sector 40 police station.

Meanwhile, both constables have been suspended and departmental inquiry has been initiated.