Jalpaiguri, March 10 -- A temporary lift operator at Malbazar Super Specialty Hospital has been arrested for allegedly molesting a patient's relative. The accused, identified as Rishabh Roy, was taken into custody by Malbazar police following a complaint filed by the victim.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 11 pm on Sunday when Roy, reportedly in an inebriated state, attempted to molest a tribal woman from Manabari Tea Garden on the hospital's third floor. The woman was at the hospital attending a family member undergoing treatment. Following this incident, additional allegations of molestation have surfaced against Roy, including complaints from a woman from Rail Colony in Malbazar town and a young woman from Ward 6.

On Monday, he was produced before Jalpaiguri District Court. Meanwhile, the hospital authorities have removed him from duty.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.