Indore, July 5: Police have arrested a senior nurse of the state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MYH) in Indore after she clicked pictures of the Mandsaur gangrape victim and her medical document. Talking to PTI, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Harinarayanachari Mishra said, “The police personnel posted near the ward in MYH, where the victim is undergoing treatment, got the information that senior nurse Rama Kushwaha (50) had clicked photos of the eight-year-old victim and her medical reports on her mobile camera.”

During an investigation, the pictures were found on her phone. The police also quizzed the nurse as to why she clicked the pictures. According to Mishra, it is a possibility that the nurse wanted to send the images to someone. The police have also filed a case against the nurse under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The eight-year-old girl was gang-raped on June 26. Two accused, Irfan and Asif lured her by offering sweets from outside her school.  After reaching Laxman Gate, they raped and threw her in a vacant plot assuming her to be dead.

The victim was admitted to the hospital on June 27. She was later shifted to the ICU on July 3. The two accused have been arrested and were booked under the relevant sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. The Madhya Pradesh government is facing criticism after recent rape incidents in the state. Four Rape incidents were reported with in a week from the state. State Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan also termed rapists as a burden on the earth.

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