KARIMNAGAR: An engineering student belonging to the SC community was allegedly sexually assaulted while undergoing treatment for fever at a private hospital in Karimnagar during the early hours of Sunday.
The accused, identified as Deekshit alias Dakshina Murty, is a compounder from Maharashtra who works at Sree Deepika Hospital. He is reported to have administered an anaesthetic injection to the student before sexually asaaulting her.
Following a complaint by her family members, Karimnagar Three Town Police collected CCTV footage and seized hospital records related to her treatment.
Commissioner of Police Gaush Alam confirmed that a case of sexual offence has been registered against the accused, who is currently in custody.