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A nurse was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by staff of a private nursing home, including a doctor, in Bihar’s East Champaran district. Her body was found in an ambulance in Muzaffarpur.
The incident took place on Friday, police said. The victim was a widow and she is survived by 4-year-old son.
A case has been filed against five individuals based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother. Police have arrested a compounder while the accused doctor and the others remain at large. The victim’s mother stated in her complaint that Dr Jayaprakash Das had offered her a job at his clinic.
She said that her daughter went to the nursing home on August 8 and did not return. Later her body was found in an ambulance 80 km away.
Police have sealed the nursing home and search for the doctor and other accused continues.
This post was last modified on August 13, 2023 7:30 pm