Karachi
The case of a 19-year-old nurse, allegedly raped by a medico legal officer at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), is rife with speculation as to what actually transpired that day.
A security guard, who was informed on his cell phone about what had happened and had led the team of doctors towards the 96 Doctors� Backyard Mess, said that the girl had jumped from the first floor of the building. �Upon reaching there, we saw the girl was lying on her back. On reaching the first floor, the team found the door of Dr Jabbar Memon�s room locked. The second I and one of my colleagues broke in, we saw the doctor jumping from the balcony. After this, he was taken to the orthopedic ward,� said the security guard, asking not to be named.
The 96 Doctors� Backyard Mess is built in a secluded corner of the hospital with bungalows on one side and a four-storey building facing it. Dr Jabbar Memon had illegally occupied a flat on the back of the four-storey building. When asked if there were any more eyewitnesses, the guard said, �Even if there were witnesses, they are not willing to speak up!�
On the other hand, as protests continued on the third consecutive day at the JPMC, the nurses angrily questioned the basis on which Dr Memon was shifted to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) where he has undergone two surgeries for hip bone fracture. �The person who is more in need of proper care is the nurse who was raped and tortured rather than the accused,� they said while blaming the administration for providing security to the accused.
A source in the AKUH said that the doctor is provided heavy security in front of his room and no media person or even those inquiring about him can get near it. And in case anyone gets to a security official standing outside, they are instantly asked to get a signed permission letter from any of the senior JPMC official, from where they are sent back with an earful that he is not a working faculty of the hospital to begin with.
Meanwhile, the young girl has been shifted to the surgical intensive care unit of the JPMC where her family and friends are praying for her to recuperate. �She keeps slipping in and out of consciousness, at times shouting or calling my mother,� said Sheila Ashraf, the nurse�s sister.
The case of a 19-year-old nurse, allegedly raped by a medico legal officer at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), is rife with speculation as to what actually transpired that day.
A security guard, who was informed on his cell phone about what had happened and had led the team of doctors towards the 96 Doctors� Backyard Mess, said that the girl had jumped from the first floor of the building. �Upon reaching there, we saw the girl was lying on her back. On reaching the first floor, the team found the door of Dr Jabbar Memon�s room locked. The second I and one of my colleagues broke in, we saw the doctor jumping from the balcony. After this, he was taken to the orthopedic ward,� said the security guard, asking not to be named.
The 96 Doctors� Backyard Mess is built in a secluded corner of the hospital with bungalows on one side and a four-storey building facing it. Dr Jabbar Memon had illegally occupied a flat on the back of the four-storey building. When asked if there were any more eyewitnesses, the guard said, �Even if there were witnesses, they are not willing to speak up!�
On the other hand, as protests continued on the third consecutive day at the JPMC, the nurses angrily questioned the basis on which Dr Memon was shifted to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) where he has undergone two surgeries for hip bone fracture. �The person who is more in need of proper care is the nurse who was raped and tortured rather than the accused,� they said while blaming the administration for providing security to the accused.
A source in the AKUH said that the doctor is provided heavy security in front of his room and no media person or even those inquiring about him can get near it. And in case anyone gets to a security official standing outside, they are instantly asked to get a signed permission letter from any of the senior JPMC official, from where they are sent back with an earful that he is not a working faculty of the hospital to begin with.
Meanwhile, the young girl has been shifted to the surgical intensive care unit of the JPMC where her family and friends are praying for her to recuperate. �She keeps slipping in and out of consciousness, at times shouting or calling my mother,� said Sheila Ashraf, the nurse�s sister.