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Cops arrest KEM Hospital ward boy for voyeurism

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Aug 24, 2016, 6:53 am IST
Updated : Aug 24, 2016, 6:53 am IST

The Bhoiwada police on Tuesday arrested a KEM Hospital ward boy who had allegedly placed a cellphone in the changing room to record women doctors.

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The Bhoiwada police on Tuesday arrested a KEM Hospital ward boy who had allegedly placed a cellphone in the changing room to record women doctors. The Bhoiwada police, which had offered suggestions related to women’s safety to the hospital, will soon conduct meetings for safety with every hospital in the area.

A sweeper, identified as Chaman Chauhan, had surreptitiously placed a cellphone on recording mode in a box in the female staff’s changing room.

Speaking about the incident, the police said, “A doctor who was searching for her misplaced shirt at that time opened the box in which she found a cellphone, which was on recording mode. The doctor checked the videos on the cell phone where she found clips of two to three of her colleagues. Scared, she threw gadget on the floor and ran away towards her senior’s cabin. In the meantime, Chauhan, who thought that the recording was complete, took the phone and ran to the gents’ toilet to view the video. It was then when the hospital staff nabbed him and handed him over to the police. Chauhan was arrested on Monday.”

Speaking about how the police imparts women’s security tips, a Bhoiwada officer said, “Once in six months we hold meetings with hospital staffers to ensure their safety. We have given them some suggestion like they should deploy woman sweepers in the ladies’ rooms rather than males. Female doctors should also check all rooms for suspicious objects. We will conduct a meeting with them and other hospitals on the issue.”

Incidentally, KEM is the same hospital where a ward boy sexually and physically assaulted a nurse Aruna Shanbaug in the past.