Kolkata: In the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital a second-year postgraduate student of the Pulmonology department was found murdered after being raped. The semi-nude body of the medico, was found inside the seminar hall of the government-run hospital. The deceased was on duty on Thursday night. The initial autopsy report confirmed that the victim was sexually assaulted before being murdered. Police have arrested one person for his alleged involvement in the crime. According to a senior officer, the man was an outsider who had free access to different departments of the hospital. “His activities are quite suspicious and he seems to be directly involved in the crime,” the officer said.
The autopsy also ruled out suicide, they said, adding that a case has now been registered at the Tala Police Station. A senior officer of Kolkata Police said the crime took place between 3-6 am on Friday.According to the four-page report, there was bleeding from the woman’s private parts, with injury marks in other parts of the body. “There was bleeding from both her eyes and mouth, injuries over her face and nails. The victim was also bleeding from her private parts. She also has injuries in her belly, left leg, neck, in her right hand, ring finger and lips,” the report said.
Two lady witnesses and the woman’s mother were present during the autopsy, which was conducted on camera. Senior police officers said, “Her neck bone was also found broken. It seems that she was first strangulated and then smothered to death. We are waiting for the full report of the autopsy, which will help us identify the culprits.” The Kolkata Police has also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT), including members of the homicide department, among others, to probe the crime.
Her father has alleged that she was raped and murdered inside the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and efforts are on to “hide the truth”. As per reports she had dinner with her juniors around 2 am. She then went to the seminar room since there is no separate on-call room to take some rest. In the morning, we found her body there.” Five people, who were on duty with her on Thursday night, have been interrogated, police said.
Health Secretary NS Nigam and Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal visited the hospital and held a meeting with senior officials of the medical establishment.The hospital authorities constituted a three-member panel to probe into the death of the doctor. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, telephoned the parents of the woman and assured them of appropriate action against the culprits. Banerjee asserted that her government will seek death penalty for the accused in the alleged sexual assault and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor. Banerjee also said she has asked officials to ensure that the case be tried in a fast track court. The chief minister also said the protests and processions by junior doctors demanding exemplary punishment for the accused were justified. “I endorse the demands being made by the junior doctors,” she told a Bengali news channel. Banerjee said the West Bengal government has no objection to an investigation into the case by any agency, including the CBI, if there is a demand for it. Describing the incident as gruesome and despicable, she urged the junior doctors at various state-run hospitals to carry on giving healthcare services, while holding the protests.
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Meanwhile, PGT doctors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have stopped work in all departments, except the emergency ward, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. Several student associations also took out a rally, demanding a swift probe into her death. A senior member of the Association of Health Service Doctors, Dr Manas Gumta, alleged that there were attempts to “suppress” the matter. On Friday police interrogated many hospital students and staff, but did not found anything suspicious. On Saturday they enquired other hospital authorities and the victim’s close friend to know whether she had been murdered or it was a case of suicide. The junior doctors also alleged the lack of adequate security for women working through the night and the absence of basic facilities. The protesters said on Friday night that the emergency room would remain functional but the other departments would be shut till their demands are met. The cease-work continued till late on Friday