Kamgar Hospital is under the scanner for a case of sexual assault on a patient. This is the second such case in the government-run hospital in Ulhasnagar, a report in this newspaper stated. The first was in 2013, where a ward boy was held for molesting a 34-year-old woman. Now, a sweeper has been accused of raping a 45-year-old woman. The sweeper though has fled, citing sick leave.

It is shocking that two such incidents have taken place in the hospital. While the second incident has taken place in residential quarters, it was within the complex. We have several examples of similar cases in medical clinics and hospitals in the city. If one cannot even trust those working in a medical facility, then it speaks very poorly of us as a society and community.