Kalaburagi: Woman patient raped in govt hosp; accused arrested

Police officials have arrested a man for raping a woman patient admitted in a government hospital in Kalburagi.

The arrested accused has been identified as Mehaboob Pasha.

The police said that on Friday at 11 p.m., the accused had sneaked into the ward after ensuring that there was no one and committed the crime. A stranger, who happened to be there at the hospital at that point, caught him and handed him over to the authorities.

The victim woman has been under treatment at the hospital for the last seven months. The Brahmapura police have lodged a case and are investigating the accused person.

(With inputs from IANS)