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AIIMS fires guard, files police case after viral video
AIIMS, Delhi has terminated security guard Dhananjay Singh and filed a police complaint after a viral video showed him allegedly inappropriately touching a female patient. The hospital also penalised the private agency…
The Story in Brief
AIIMS, Delhi has terminated security guard Dhananjay Singh and filed a police complaint after a viral video showed him allegedly inappropriately touching a female patient. The hospital also penalised the private agency that employed him. In the clip, the guard appears to brush his hand against the woman while checking her appointment slip. The woman later said she initially felt nothing but reconsidered after watching the footage again.
AIIMS stated it has a 'zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment' and has initiated legal proceedings. Republic World named the guard as Dhananjay Singh, while the Times of India quoted the woman's evolving account. The guard's services were terminated immediately after the video surfaced online.
The Indian Opinion
Social media has turned every citizen into an instant judge, jury and executioner. The guard is gone before any inquiry. Yet the video shows an ambiguous brush, not an assault. The woman herself first thought nothing of it. AIIMS' swift termination pleases the mob but sets a dangerous precedent: one viral clip, no matter how unclear, ends a career. The real test of institutional spine will be whether AIIMS releases the CCTV footage and the police files a chargesheet based on evidence, not outrage.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, republicworld.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
