Man accompanying patient to Gurgaon Civil Hospital throws acid on her in casualty ward, flees

GURGAON: A woman suffered more than 25% burn injuries after a man allegedly threw acid on her inside the casualty ward of Civil Hospital in Sector 10 on Sunday evening. She suffered burns on her face, neck and hand, doctors said.

The accused fled after the incident that took place around 8.30pm when Samoli Das (32) reached the hospital along with him.

According to hospital officials, the woman entered the casualty ward and was about to consult doctors, when the man suddenly attacked her.

Emergency head Dr Om Parkash said, Before she could even mention what she wanted to get checked, the man threw acid on her and fled. No one could immediately understand what happened.

Hospital staffers rushed to help the woman, who was given initial treatment. An examination was carried out and since she suffered more than 25% burns, she was referred to PGI Rohtak, Dr Parkash added.

Cops from Sector 10 police station reached the hospital and began an investigation. Police said the woman, who is from Nuh, had come to visit her relatives house in Subhash Nagar in Gurgaon. She had come to the hospital for treatment following an assault. Since the statement of the victim has not been recorded, a case is yet to be registered, a police officer said. No other person was injured in the incident, doctors said.

Gurgaon chief medical officer Lokveer Singh said the hospital administration informed police and is assisting the investigation. We will hand over CCTV footage to the police, Singh told TOI.

The incident has also raised questions over security at the hospital. While guards are deployed at the entrance, visitors and attendants are generally not checked and people are able to enter the premises without screening of bags or belongings. Gurgaon has only one major public hospital, the Civil Hospital, which sees, on an average, 2,000 patients in its OPD daily.

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