Police drove an SUV on the sixth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Rishikesh on Wednesday to arrest the accused in response to a protest by doctors demanding a probe into sexual harassment by a nursing officer against a junior resident doctor. The SUV also navigated through a crowded emergency room on the first floor, with a video of the incident going viral on social media.  

The police officer later clarified that when the authorities arrived on Wednesday, the AIIMS security in-charge said that there was a need to remove the accused from the ward to prevent escalation and potential mob lynching. To ensure a safe exit, the police used the passage designated for ambulances to transport serious patients.  

Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday drove their SUV inside AIIMS Rishikesh emergency ward to arrest a Nursing Officer named Satish Kumar, after a Junior Female Doctor accused him of sexually molesting her when they were on duty in the trauma surgery unit!

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The sexual harassment incident happened on Sunday night in an operation theatre. While an operation was in progress, a junior resident doctor was allegedly harassed by the nursing officer, Satish Kumar. The next day, he is said to have threatened to kill himself in a series of offensive texts that he sent her on WhatsApp. The case was registered on Tuesday.  

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Currently, the accused has been suspended by the hospital authorities. The police have been directed to suspend the Assistant Nursing Superintendent (ANS) Sinoj P till the investigation is ongoing, as he let the accused go on duty despite his awareness of the complaint.