Mainstream WeeklyThe Incident and Allegations
On 9th August 9.30 am, a 31-year-old lady who was a trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar room in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata by a first-year PGT doctor. As per the report, her body was half-dressed. It is on the opinion that the hospital authority and police personnel were not working properly. The principal of the college, when questioned by the media, raised concerns about why the victim was in the seminar room. However, the truth is that the incident took place within the hospital premises, suggesting that there was likely a deliberate motive behind this heinous crime. After the body was found out; they knew that it was not a natural death case. The postmortem report confirmed it was a case of rape and murder, but the parents revealed that hospital authorities initially provided conflicting information. At first, they were told their daughter was unwell, and later, they were informed she had committed suicide. The parents had to wait three to four hours before being allowed to see the body. They also claimed that they were pressured to sign a blank piece of paper, which they refused to do. It was stated by the parents that many persons were going and moving in the room of the incident whereas the place should have been protected by the police. Though the postmortem happened at 6.10 pm, FIR was registered much later at 11.30 pm. Though it was a case of rape and murder but the case was registered by the police as an unnatural death case. The parents said that the police were hurrying up to cremate the body. The parents also said that the police tried to bribe them. A civic volunteer was arrested by Kolkata Police in 10th August for the crime based on their investigation. The police attempted to portray him as the sole accused, but the victim