A 55-year-old ward boy of a government-run hospital in Ulhasnagar became perhaps the first accused in the city to be booked under the tough new anti-rape law, which was passed by Parliament last week. Officers of the Central police station in Ulhasnagar have registered an FIR for rape against the hospital staffer who molested a patient inside the operation theatre (OT).

The incident took place in the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme Hospital, also known as Kamgar Hospital, in Ulhasnagar. The 34-year-old victim, a resident of Lal Chakki in Ulhasnagar-4, was admitted for a gynaecological procedure. Pic/Navneet Barhate