Lucknow: Ambulance Driver-Helper Rape Woman, Kill Her Ill Husband by Disconnecting Oxygen Support

Lucknow: A case of rape has been registered in Lucknow where a woman was sexually assaulted by the helper and driver of a private ambulance, when she was transporting her terminally ill husband to her home. The driver-helper also cut off the husband's oxygen supply which led to his death. The helper has been arrested but the driver is still on the run. 

Driver-Helper of Private Ambulance Rape Woman in Lucknow

The helper of a private ambulance, along with the driver, sexually assaulted a woman transporting her terminally ill husband home, police here said.

According to police, the woman's husband was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here.

Due to financial constraints, she decided to take his discharge and take him home in a private ambulance on the evening of August 29, when while returning, the driver and helper allegedly harassed the woman, police said.

According to the woman's complaint, when she resisted their attempts, the driver stopped the ambulance in Basti district, approximately 150 kilometres from their destination, and forced her, her brother, and her husband out of the vehicle.

Accused Killed Woman's Husband by Disconnecting Oxygen Support

The accused disconnected the oxygen support of her husband, who later died, they had earlier said. Efforts are underway to locate and arrest the ambulance driver, they added.

The woman contacted the local police, who arranged for another ambulance to transport her husband to Gorakhpur Medical College, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Helper of Ambulance Arrested, Driver on the Run

The woman returned to Lucknow and filed a police complaint at Ghazipur Police Station against the driver on Wednesday. 

"The accused helper of the ambulance, Rishabh, has been arrested. Our teams are trying to arrest the accused driver," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), Lucknow, Jitendra Kumar Dubey said on Thursday.

(Inputs from PTI)