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-19 positive. She was raped by the ward boy on April 6 following which her health deteriorated and she died the next day.