India, March 19 -- KANPUR A deaf-mute woman undergoing treatment at the psychiatry ward of the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS) in Saifai was found to be 19 weeks pregnant during a routine examination, setting off a rape investigation that led to the arrest of a contractual sanitation worker posted in the same ward within hours of the case coming to light.

The university issued a statement saying it has constituted an internal committee to examine the role of its personnel.

The woman, aged around 38 years and unidentified, was brought to the hospital's emergency by a passerby on June 25, 2025. Unable to speak or hear, she could not provide any details about herself and her identity remains unknown. She was admitted t...