Police drive to 4th floor of AIIMS in Rishikesh to arrest molestation accused

A police team drove to the fourth floor of Rishikesh’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to arrest a nursing officer accused of molesting a junior resident doctor. A video of the entry of the police vehicle into the hospital premises went viral on social media.

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Accused Drives Through Hospital, Disrupting Patient Care

The vehicle passes through the triage area on the ground floor and then uses a ramp to reach the fourth floor. It drives through a crowded hall as hospital security staff make way by pushing stretchers carrying patients out of the way.

The accusd, Satish Kumar, was admittd to the hospital’s psychiatry department on Monday after complaining about his mental health issues.

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Police Escort Vehicle Inside AIIMS to Protect Accused Amid Protests

Senior police superintendent Ajai Singh stat that, based on primary information, the vehicle pass through the waiting gallery where patients are kept before admission, rather than the emergency ward. He added, “The hospital security officers guided the police through an emergency way to take the accused into custody.”

AIIMS public relations officer Sandeep Kumar said there was a possibility of an attack on Kumar and that is why police had to bring their vehicle inside the hospital premises and take it to the fourth floor. “There were protests the protestors even tried to block the police vehicle.”

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Doctors Protest at AIIMS Demanding Action Against Accused Molester

Doctors have been protesting outside the office of the AIIMS dean demanding action against the accused. Shankar Singh Bisht, a local police officer, said Kumar allegedly molested the doctor when an operation was underway on Sunday evening. He added Kumar later sent objectionable messages to her on WhatsApp. Bisht said Kumar also mentally harassed the doctor by sending her a picture of a noose and threatened to kill himself if she complained.

A colleague of the doctor said they took up the matter with the head of the department and a complaint was forwarde to the internal complaint committee. “Despite the complaint, the accused was allow to perform his duties,” said the colleague.

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