New Delhi: Kolkata Police on Thursday clarified that the crime scene where a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College was brutally raped and murdered remained undisturbed despite the presence of mobs. vandalism The incident on the evening of August 14 sparked accusations of rioters, demands to ensure a safe environment for doctors and criticism from the public and political leaders.
“The crime scene was a seminar room and was not touched. Do not spread unverified news. We will take legal action against those spreading rumours,” Kolkata Police said in “X’s” post.
Anupam Roy, a final year MBBS student from Kolkata, accused mob Deliberately vandalize the area and seek public support to ensure a safe environment for doctors.
“We had a peaceful time yesterday be opposed towe had planned to arrange a gathering of female nurses, doctors and students. As we prepared to start the rally, a large mob arrived. We ask them to continue the rally and not try to interfere because there are female protesters. Then the thugs tried to intervene in our protest,” Roy claimed.
A mob entered the RG Kar Hospital campus on Wednesday night, vandalizing the protest site and attacking vehicles and public property, forcing security officials to disperse them.
Roy further claimed, “When the mob entered, we ran to find a safe place to hide. The mob disrupted everything. They didn’t stop there. The mob just came in a targeted and organized manner to disrupt the protest.”
On the evening of August 14, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal addressed the issue and said that the police cannot arrest anyone based on mere rumors.
“I can’t arrest an intern just based on some rumour, that’s against my conscience… As far as I’m concerned, my team is concerned that we did the right thing. Now the case is over… The CBI will investigate it The investigation… We were transparent with everyone… We wanted the students to form a seven-member committee on Sunday to share everything with them, but they didn’t come up with the committee until today. There was an aggressive media campaign. The event painted a very bad picture of the Kolkata Police and we always stand with the people of Kolkata but unfortunately this incident would not have happened if such malicious behavior was committed… We did not try to save anyone,” Kolkata said. said the police chief.
Earlier, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee expressed anger over the mob violence.
“The hooliganism and vandalism by RG Kar tonight has exceeded all acceptable limits,” Banerjee said.
In a post on ‘X’, the TMC general secretary said he has urged the Kolkata Police Commissioner to identify and arrest all those responsible for the violence within the next 24 hours.
“As a public representative, I have just spoken to the Kolkata Communist Party and urged him to ensure that within the next 24 hours everyone responsible for today’s violence is identified, held accountable and brought to justice, regardless of What is their political affiliation,” he said.
He further emphasized that the doctor’s request was reasonable.
“The demands of the protesting doctors are fair and reasonable. It is the minimum they can expect from the government. Their safety must be prioritized,” Banerjee added.
On August 9, a graduate intern doctor was found dead in the seminar room. RG Kar Medical College and Hospital In Kolkata. The victim’s family claimed she was raped and murdered. The incident sparked protests from doctors and the medical community across the country.
The outrage, accusations and commitments to address the violence and ensure doctors’ safety underscore the seriousness of the incident and its impact on the medical community and the wider public.
