Afghan woman alleges rape

An Afghan woman, who was in India for her mother’s medical treatment, was raped at a hospital in South Delhi on July 24, an incident the hospital has confirmed.

A 19-year-old employee of the hospital, Amar Singh, was reportedly involved in the case.

The Delhi Police have arrested Singh, a housekeeper at the Max Hospital in Saket. He was produced before a magistrate’s court on July 25, and was remanded in judicial custody till August 8.

IANS has accessed a copy of the victim’s complaint.

The woman’s statement was recorded before a magistrate on Wednesday.

According to the complaint filed by the woman, who hails from Kabul, Singh tried to force himself on her in the early morning of July 24 as she was asleep next to her ailing mother. — IANS