Article by Darshana Jamindar
In a very shocking and sensational news, an elderly Covid patient lady was raped at Rajkot Covid Hospital in Rajkot city. In this case, Pradyuman Nagar police has registered a case and arrested a person named Hitesh Zala, who was on duty as an attendant in the civil hospital. Then 13 days later the old lady was found to have taken her last breath.
A shocking case came to light on April 29 in Rajkot city. On April 29, the old lady, who was admitted inside the Civil Hospital in Rajkot city, called her family and told that someone had raped her. Within no time, police team of Pradyumna Nagar police station itself rushed to the spot. Family members of the lady also reached at the Civil Hospital and told media all the facts stated by the old lady.
The entire case was registered as a rape case by Pradyumna Nagar police. At the same time, statements of other patients admitted in the ward where the old lady was admitted were also recorded along with the statements of attendants on duty as well as the doctors including other nursing staff.
As well as CCTV footage were also checked. Initially, everyone, including the police, found incident as suspicious but after completion of primary investigation in the case, it was found that nobody else but the attendant Hitesh Zala, who was on duty at the Hospital, had committed the crime with the old lady.
Lady was admitted to the fourth floor of Covid Center due to his low oxygen level at that time. However, she was shifted to another ward after her report came Covid negative.
The accused attendant was present on duty in the ward in which old lady was admitted. He went to old lady and offered help of pressing her head. Gradually the attendant began a physical exploitation of the old lady, which she was unable to resist. She later told her family about the incident. An audio clip of the matter also went viral on social media.
Hitesh Zala threatened the victim lady that if she told anyone about this, he would kill her by giving her an injection. According to police sources, the victim lady’s mouth was strangulated with oxygen mask to prevent her from screaming or shouting. At the same time, accused turned off all the lights in the ward and committed henious crime.
