'Renovation work' near crime scene at RG Kar hospital sparks controversy

 

Rape and murder of Calcutta doctor: 'Renovation work' near crime scene at RG Kar hospital sparks controversy

Kolkata doctor rape and murder: The Kolkata police have so far arrested a citizen volunteer, Sanjoy Roy, in connection with the rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor. Kolkata doctor rape and murder case: A new political controversy has erupted in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case, as leftist groups and the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the authorities of the RG Kar Medical College and the Hospital to try to manipulate the evidence related to the incident. .

The CPI(M)-affiliated Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Students Federation of India (SFI) said renovation work had started near the seminar hall where the body of the doctor was discovered a few days ago. They gathered at the door of the emergency building of the hospital to protest, claiming that the authorities are trying to destroy evidence and protect the real culprits.

A doctor from the left-aligned Joint Doctors Forum said the autopsy report suggested that the victim may have been raped by several individuals. "It is clear that this is not the work of one person ... it was gang-raped," said Dr. Subarna Goswami, quoted by The Indian Express, who was with the victim's family when they saw the autopsy report. Kolkata police have so far arrested a citizen volunteer, Sanjoy Roy, in connection with the rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor. Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the case on Wednesday morning.

BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said that although West Bengal is in a frenzy, given Mamata Banerjee's apathy and the failed cover-up attempt by the Calcutta Police, "the authorities of the RG Kar Medical College broke down the walls of the room, in the Department of Chest Medicine, where the young doctor on duty was subjected to brutal rape and murder, destroying what could have been crucial circumstantial evidence that could have led the CBI investigation team to the murders.

“The area designated as resident doctors and the (women) toilet area in the thoracic medicine ward is also to be demolished in the name of renovation. This leaves no doubt that Mamata Banerjee has always suppressed evidence and covered up facts to protect those involved in this heinous crime, who, according to speculation, are family members of influential TMC leaders. I repeat: no woman is safe in Bengal,” Amit Malviya wrote on X while sharing a video of a video.

The hospital authorities had on Saturday ordered the demolition of a pavilion and a nearby women's toilet - both located a few meters from the seminar hall - to build a rest area. This was done in response to a student request for a break area in the thoracic medicine department.

Doctors and medical students staged a protest at AIIMS in Delhi after the Federation of Indian Medical Associations (FAIMA) called for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services from Tuesday in solidarity with sexual assault and the killing of a female doctor.