Overview
- Police say a woman reported being assaulted during an ultrasound at the district women’s hospital in Gorakhpur on Thursday morning.
- The complaint identifies the staffer as Abhimanyu Gupta, who allegedly told her to remove all clothing and claimed a massage was required for the test.
- The woman told police Gupta then made obscene advances, tried to force himself on her, gagged her when she screamed, and threatened to kill her.
- She says hospital officials ignored her internal complaint, leading her to file a case with police, who have registered an FIR and are trying to arrest the accused.
- Hospital administrators have set up a three-member inquiry and begun a departmental probe, with a senior doctor stating strict action will follow if the allegations are proven.