Bhopal gas tragedy survivors have been hit particularly hard by Covid. NGO claim as many as 50% of Bhopal’s Covid fatalities are gas tragedy survivors, but govt estimates vary.
A 43-year-old COVID-19 victim was raped by a ward boy at Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre last month, following which she died the next day.
However, soon after the incident the accused was arrested.
Sources said that even after a month, the family members of the victim were not informed about the incident that has brought the police under the lens.
The woman was admitted to the facility after she had tested Covid positive. She was raped by the ward boy on April 6 following which her health deteriorated and she died the next day.
Sources said that accused Santosh entered into the woman s ward at 4:00 am on April 6 and asked her to undergo a medical check up.
A group of NGOs has alleged that the names of several Bhopal gas tragedy victims who died of Covid-19 were omitted
BHOPAL: A group of NGOs working among survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy, has alleged omission of names of 19 gas tragedy victims from the list of persons who have died of Coronavirus infection in the state capital.
In a letter addressed to ACS, gas relief, Mohd. Suleman; director, gas relief, Basant Kurre and district collector, Bhopal, Avinash Lavania, a representative of the NGOs also enclosed papers of the hospitals where these 19 persons underwent treatment for Covid-19 along with evidence of them being gas victims, to substantiate their claim.
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