Karnal, Sept. 23 -- A male nursing staff was on Monday booked for allegedly sexually harassing a female patient admitted at a private hospital in Kaithal.

The man was identified as Ashish Kumar, a local resident.

The incident came to light around noon, when the patient, who underwent surgery recently, told her attendants that Kumar touched her inappropriately when she was asleep.

Hospital GM said that the patient arrived on Sunday evening and was operated immediately to save her life. "The treatment was underway and when the doctor on duty met the patient at around 1 pm on Monday, the attendant complained about the harassment. The doctor spoke with the authorised panel of doctors and the attendant also called the police. Ashish was als...