Bengal Hospital Manager Allegedly Raped Women Staff, Threatened To 'Kill' Them
A facility manager of a government hospital in Bengal's East Midnapore district was arrested for allegedly raping many women staffers and threatening to kill them if they told anyone.
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The hospital administration has yet to release an official statement.
In Bengal's East Midnapore district, a government hospital facility manager was taken into custody for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple female staff members and threatening their lives if they revealed the abuse. The incidents occurred at Panskura Super Specialty Hospital.
According to the victims - contractual female ward attendants - the facility manager, Zahir Abbas Khan, would summon them to his office where he assaulted them. Officials stated that he threatened to have them killed or terminated from employment if they reported the abuse.
The situation was exposed when one female employee filed a formal complaint against Khan at the Panskura police station.
Subsequently, Khan was arrested and will face court proceedings later today.
Officials reported that the survivors are demanding the "most severe punishment" for the perpetrator.
Hospital management has not provided any statement regarding the situation.
While community members have organized demonstrations outside the police station, the BJP has suggested that Khan possessed "significant influence" - an implicit criticism of the state's ruling Trinamool party.
The TMC has responded that they have no association with the accused. Party representative Sheikh Samir Uddin described the accused as a "fraudster" who "exploited TMC's name for personal advantage." He denounced the incidents as "disgraceful" and called for harsh punishment.
This case emerges one year following the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old medical trainee at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College - an incident that triggered protests nationwide. Though the primary suspect, Sanjay Roy - a civic volunteer at the hospital - was apprehended, the investigation was eventually transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as directed by the Calcutta High Court.
The victim's parents remain unconvinced by the trial proceedings. They met with CBI Director Praveen Sood in Delhi to express their dissatisfaction with the investigation's progress.
On August 9, marking one year since the tragedy, the victim's parents organized a protest march called 'Nabanna Abhiyan.' What began as a peaceful demonstration descended into violence when protesters attempted to proceed toward the secretariat despite police warnings, resulting in a police lathi-charge. The victim's mother claimed she suffered a head injury during police action and that her 'shankha,' a traditional conch shell bangle, was broken.