The crime occurred late Saturday night when the accused was taking two Covid victims to hospital. (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:
A driver of the 108 ambulance service has been arrested for allegedly raping a youthful girl, a COVID-19 affected individual, whereas on her answer to the hospital in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta, about 100km north of capital Thiruvananthapuram, the police said.
In line with officers on the Pandalam police station, the incident occurred late Saturday night when the accused was taking two victims – an aged girl and the 19-year-old rape survivor – to completely totally different hospitals inside the ambulance, a criticism inside the matter stated.
First, the aged girl was dropped off by the driving pressure after which the youthful girl was to be taken to the hospital in Pandalam. “In its place, the ambulance driver diverted the automobile in route of an empty flooring and raped the youthful girl, the criticism stated,” the police said.
The driving force, 25-year-old Nowfal, has been far from the 108 ambulance service.
Extra probe inside the matter is underway, the Pathanamthitta police said.
Expressing shock over the incident, Kerala Effectively being Minister KK Shailaja has instructed the police to take strict movement in opposition to the accused.
Cases of sexual assault on COVID-19 victims have been reported from all through the nation. In Delhi, in July, two people have been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage COVID-19 affected individual at a Covid Care Centre.
Kerala, the first state inside the nation to report a case of coronavirus, is anticipated to see a second wave of COVID-19 infections with as many as 10,000 circumstances a day.
On Saturday, Kerala recorded 2,655 new coronavirus circumstances – the easiest spike in single day Covid case rely – and a pair of,111 recoveries. The state now has an entire of nearly 63,000 circumstances.
It has ramped up its testing to 40,162 samples in 24 hours.
