A woman, who visited Lahore Mayo Hospital for the treatment of her ailing son, was allegedly raped by a ward attendant.
The victim A*, in her statement to Gowalmandi police on Monday, said that her son was ill so she admitted him to the paediatric ward of the hospital.
A relative, Usman, came to see them inquire about her son’s health, she said. The woman added that she took the guest to the canteen for tea. “We sat on a bench and started drinking tea. After a few minutes, a man in plain clothes came and started intimidating us.
She said that he, with the help of a tea-seller, called a security guard. “They also called a person named Shahid Butt and verbally abused us for sitting and drinking tea in a prohibited area. They forced me to sit there on the bench, promising to let me go after a written apology,” she said. They also harassed and intimidated her, she added.
The victim said they took Usman with them and let him go after extracting some money.
“Butt escorted me to the ward and on the way, he misbehaved with me,” she said. Butt told her to visit his office the next day in the morning to sign the apology.
The next day in the morning, the tea-seller came to summon her and took her to an office where Butt was present. She alleged that he locked the room and raped her.
“He let me go after warning me not to reveal the ordeal to anyone. He also made her promise to visit him whenever he asked.”
Gowalamnadi police registered an FIR under Section 376 of Pakistan Penal Code. They have also arrested the suspects, including prime suspect Shahid Shehzad Butt.
Meanwhile, Mayo Hospital administration has suspended Butt for the misconduct.
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