Lab Technician Who Took 'Vaginal Swab' On Pretext Of COVID Test, Gets 10-years In Jail

Mumbai: A session court in Maharashtra's Amravati district has sentenced a man to ten years in prison for collecting obtaining swab samples from women's private parts under the guise of conducting a COVID-19 test.

The incident took place on July 20, 2020, at the government hospital's trauma care centre laboratory in Badnera.

Alpesh Deshmukh, a COVID-19 laboratory technician, took a swab sample from a 23-year-old lady, who worked at a mall in Amravati. Notably, she was one of the contacts of a male employee, who had tested positive for COVID, so the lady opted to take the test. 

The woman was told that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and that she needed to visit the centre for more tests which included vaginal swab.

Deshmukh, allegedly took the vaginal swab and informed her later that she had tested negative.

However, the incident was later reported to the woman's brother and after consulting a doctor it was revealed that such tests are not required for COVID-19.

After this, the lady approached the Badnera police station and lodged a complaint on the basis of which a case was registered against the lab technician.

Previously, social movements and political parties had called for the accused to be punished harshly.

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