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Singapore Court Jails Indian Nurse for Molesting Male Visitor at Raffles Hospital
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Elipe Siva Nagu, a 34-year-old Indian nurse, molested a male visitor at Raffles Hospital in June. He falsely claimed he needed to disinfect the visitor before committing the molestation.
7 outlets told this the same way.
Nurse Sentenced for Assault
A Singapore court jailed 34-year-old Indian staff nurse Elipe Siva Nagu of Raffles Hospital for molesting a male visitor. The court imposed a custodial term of 14 months and two strokes of the cane following his guilty plea. The incident occurred in June at the hospital, where Nagu approached the visitor under the pretext of wanting to disinfect him before the assault.
“An Indian staff nurse, Elipe Siva Nagu, 34, working at Singapore's Raffles Hospital, was sentenced to 14 months in jail and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to molesting a male visitor.”
Reports consistently identify the victim as someone visiting his hospitalized grandfather. The Times of India’s world roundup references the case more generally as a jail term of over a year. Other reports provide the exact duration of the sentence and mention the corporal punishment component.
Hospital Assault Incident Details
Accounts agree that the assault took place in a hospital setting in June under the pretext of disinfecting. Tribune India and Asianet report that Nagu applied soap to the visitor’s hand in a patient’s toilet. NDTV describes the molestation occurring more generally in a hospital toilet.
The victim was visiting his hospitalized grandfather at the time of the incident. Reports differ on the aftermath and timing of the incident. NDTV states that the victim was traumatised.
Tribune India adds that the victim was shocked and experienced flashbacks. Asianet notes that the incident was reported several days after it occurred.
Legal Consequences for Nurse
After the offence, Nagu was suspended from nursing duties. The court imposed two strokes of the cane in addition to the custodial term. Reports note he pleaded guilty.
“Elipe was suspended from his nursing duties following the offence.”
Asianet highlights that the sentencing happened on a Friday. Digest-style coverage in TOI mentions only that an Indian nurse in a Singapore hospital was jailed for over a year. The TOI report omits the caning, plea, and employment consequences highlighted elsewhere.
Media Coverage of Singapore Case
The Times of India and Times of India present the case within a broader world-news digest. They highlight their desk’s global coverage, including Gaza political developments and truce monitoring, Diwali fire incidents, and Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit’s passing. This results in only a brief mention of the Singapore case with minimal detail.
In contrast, NDTV, Tribune India, and Asianet provide focused crime reports. These reports name Nagu, specify Raffles Hospital, and detail the “disinfect” pretext and toilet setting.