The Hindu·3 min read·medium
‘Merciless, ruthless, insensitive’: SC slams doctor for failure to urgently treat four-year-old rape victim
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The Supreme Court of India has strongly criticized a private hospital and its doctor for refusing emergency treatment to a four-year-old rape victim. The court emphasized the ethical duty of medical professionals to provide care regardless of the patient's background.
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 17, 2026) came down heavily on a private hospital and its doctor for allegedly refusing to provide emergency treatment to a four-year-old rape victim, who later succumbed to her injuries in a rape and murder case in Ghaziabad.
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