Sexually assaulted nursing officer in operation theatre; nursing officer arrested

NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested a nursing officer at AIIMS, Rishikesh for allegedly sexually assaulting a junior resident doctor. The video of the police driving an SUV into the 6th floor of the hospital building and arresting the accused following the threat by the protesters had earlier gone viral on social media.

Nursing officer Satheesh Kumar sexually assaulted the doctor in the operation theatre on May 19. After realizing that there would be a controversy, the accused had sent WhatsApp messages to the complainant saying that he would commit suicide. The accused was suspended on May 20. Following this, junior and senior resident doctors started a protest outside the Dean's office demanding the arrest of the accused. The police registered a case on Tuesday

The accused then admitted himself to the ward on the pretext that has a psychological disorder. AIIMS security officials had told the police that it was not safe to bring the accused outside. Following this, the police entered the ward by driving the SUV through the path used by ambulances to transport critically ill patients and took the accused into custody. Although the protestors tried to stop the jeep, the security personnel moved them away.

Uttarakhand Women's Commission Chairperson Kusumam Kandwal went to the institute and collected information from the victim, the Dean, women doctors and others. The District Magistrate of Dehradun was directed to form an inquiry committee immediately. The Women's Commission chairperson also gave instructions to suspend Assistant Nursing Superintendent Sinoj, a Malayali, who assigned the accused to duty even after receiving the complaint.