India News | Mentally Challenged Woman Raped on Govt Hospital Campus in MP; One Held
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 24-year-old mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped on the campus of a government medical college and hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Tuesday, police said.
Jabalpur, Jul 30 (PTI) A 24-year-old mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped on the campus of a government medical college and hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Tuesday, police said.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident on the campus of NSCB Medical College and Hospital, Garha police station in-charge Nilesh Dohare said.
The action was taken based on a complaint lodged by activists of Moksha Sanstha, a social organisation, he said.
The woman was staying in a shelter home at the medical college and hospital for the last one-and-a-half-month, Ashish Thakur, founder of Moksha Sanstha, told reporters.
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Activists found out about the assault and rushed to the spot in the early hours of the day and took the woman to the police station, he said.
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