Kolkata: There was immense anger and agitation among the medical and non-medical staff at a government-run hospital in Kolkata after a semi-nude body of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital in Kolkata on Friday. The body bore injury mark, said the police.
According to the reports coming in, the deceased, a second-year student of the Chest Medicine Department, was on duty on Thursday night.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination.
Her father claimed that his daughter was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and that there are attempts to conceal the truth. “I am quite sure that my daughter was raped before she was murdered. The injury marks on her body are evident. She was found semi-naked. Efforts are on to hide the truth. I do not understand why they (hospital authorities) are delaying the investigation,” said her father.
“Her body was found in the seminar hall at the Emergency building by fellow students. We are talking to doctors, nurses, and others who were on duty with her last night. The matter is being investigated,” said a senior police officer.
West Bengal’s Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, reached out to the victim’s parents, assuring them of a comprehensive investigation and promising suitable action against the perpetrators, according to sources.
A doctor of the hospital, on the condition of anonymity said, “She also had dinner with her juniors at 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.”
“The body bore scratch marks on the cheeks, around her nose, lips, in between eyebrows, and the neck. The marks reveal that there was some struggle,” said a police officer adding that the post-mortem examination report would help the police understand whether she was sexually assaulted and how she was killed.
Five people, who were on duty with her on Thursday night, are being questioned.
Health Secretary NS Nigam and Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal visited the hospital, where they convened a meeting with the medical establishment’s senior officials. Concurrently, the hospital authorities formed a three-member committee to investigate the doctor’s death. Meanwhile, PGT doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have ceased working across all departments, with the exception of the Emergency ward, calling for the prompt arrest of those responsible.
Numerous student associations have organized a rally calling for a swift investigation into the death of the female PGT.
A number of opposition BJP leaders, including MLA Agnimitra Paul, also visited the hospital and demanded an independent investigation under a magistrate.
Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Dr Santanu Sen told reporters, “We want a fair, transparent and thorough probe into the entire incident.”
(With PTI inputs)
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