The father of a young trainee doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month, on Sep 4 alleged that a senior police official lured him with money to stay silent but he rejected the offer.
Right from the beginning police tried to cover up the case by hurriedly cremating the body of his daughter, the victim’s father claimed. Kolkata rape-murder
“A senior police official offered us money when the body was handed over to us. We rejected his offer,” he told PTI.
“Right from the very beginning, police tried to hush up the case. We were not allowed to see the body and had to wait at the police station while the body was taken for post-mortem,” he added.
The victim's parents joined a protest demonstration at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital along with junior doctors during the intervening night of Sep 4 and 5 to demand justice for trainee doctor.
The body of the 31-year-old trainee doctor was found in a semi-naked state at the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9. Police arrested the main accused, Sanjay Roy, a day after the incident.
Roy was seen entering the building around the estimated time of the crime in a CCTV camera footage, and his Bluetooth headphones were found near the crime scene.
The investigations reveal that after severely hurting and sexually assaulting the doctor, accused Roy killed her by smothering her. Following massive protests and nationwide outrage, the Calcutta High Court handed over the probe to the CBI a week after the gruesome incident.
Protests against horrific rape-murder
Thousands of women across West Bengal marched at midnight as part of the ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign, demanding justice for the victim.
The capital city witnessed a unique show of solidarity, with residents turning off their lights for about an hour and descended onto the streets with candles in hand at around 9 p.m. on Sep 4.
Junior doctors in Kolkata presented a hand-made artificial spine to city police commissioner Vineet Goyal on Sep 3 and demanded his resignation over the alleged lapses in the case. The action highlighted the need for police to “grow a backbone” to deal with the case.
The junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued to cease work in protest against the incident as the health services remained crippled at most facilities in the state.
