Kolkata doctor rape-murder: What did hospital tell parents on August 9? Details of first 3 calls surface

 

Kolkata physician rape-slaying: What message did hospital give to guardians on August 9? Specifics of initial 3 communications emerge 

Dr. Arunava Dutta Chowdhury, previously overseeing the chest department, informed the media that the phone calls were placed by a non-clinical assistant superintendent. 

An audio recording allegedly capturing the initial three dialogues between the trainee doctor’s parents, who was assaulted and killed on August 9 at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and a faculty member of the institution surfaced on social networking sites on Thursday. 

The information in the video, whose accuracy could not be confirmed independently, aligned with what the victim's parents had previously shared with the media. They had received initial information from a woman claiming to be an assistant superintendent at the hospital, though she did not disclose her name. 

On August 14, Dr. Arunava Dutta Chowdhury, formerly responsible for the chest department where the supposed crime occurred, informed the media that the calls were placed by Sucharita Sarkar, an assistant superintendent without a medical background. 

Sarkar, who has been interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has not interacted with the press since August 9. 

During the initial alleged phone call, the person on the line informed the father of the victim that his daughter is extremely unwell and has been admitted to the medical facility. Can you arrive quickly? When the father inquired about the situation, the lady responded, "She is not feeling well." The physicians are able to determine her condition. "We stumbled upon your number and that's the reason for reaching out to notify you." 

In the recording of the alleged second conversation, the person on the phone mentioned: "She is seriously ill and has been taken to the ER." I am unable to articulate what has transpired with her. Only the physicians have the ability to inform you. Can you arrive right away?" 

When the father of the victim inquired about the woman's identity, she responded, "I am the assistant superintendent." I do not have a medical degree. 

In the third phone conversation, the woman mentioned, “Most likely, she has taken her own life. Perhaps she has passed away. The authorities have arrived and we are all present. Please come quickly." The father of the victim had reportedly left his phone on speaker in order for his wife to also listen to the conversation. 

Although the official report stated that the woman passed away between 3am and 5am on August 9, hospital authorities said the body was discovered around 9am in the conference room of the thoracic department on the third level of the emergency wing. 

On August 9th, the father of the victim stated that he was first contacted by the hospital at 10:53am, and later received two additional calls before he and his spouse arrived at the medical facility. He failed to specify the timing of the second and third phone calls. 

"The lady declined to reveal her identity but mentioned that her daughter was feeling under the weather and advised us to promptly head to the medical center." She introduced herself as an assistant principal and informed me that my daughter was in serious condition. During the third phone call, the victim's father was informed by the caller that his daughter had taken her own life on August 9th.