The patient who claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a hospital attendant at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, in March, is planning to meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on August 16. She was reportedly threatened by five other staff members to withdraw her complaint against the attendant.
The survivor told The Hindu on Monday that she had sought appointment to meet Health Minister Veena George and the Director of Medical Education (DME) too. Recently, a panel from the Directorate of Medical Education led by Geetha Raveendran, Joint Director of Medical Education, had recorded her statement. This was followed by reports that the DME had summoned the hospital staff who supported the survivor to the State capital as part of the inquiry.
“There is a clear attempt to sabotage the probe into my complaint. While the DME has summoned the hospital staff who supported me, the former principal who issued the order to reinstate those who threatened me has not been called to give his statement,” she added.
