Kolkata:
The mother and father of the Kolkata physician who was brutally raped and murdered final month have alleged that the police tried to bribe them initially to suppress the case. The incident befell whereas the physician was on night time shift and has led to large protests throughout the state, demanding swift motion.
The mother and father of the 31-year-old joined the protest at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, the place their daughter’s physique was discovered on August 9, and accused the police of allegedly making an attempt to shut the case with no thorough investigation.
“The police, from the very starting, tried to hush up the case. We weren’t allowed to see the physique and needed to wait on the police station whereas the physique was taken for autopsy examinations,” the daddy stated whereas addressing the protesters.
“Later, when the physique was handed over to us, a senior police official supplied us cash, which we instantly declined,” he added.
The mother and father stated which are becoming a member of the protest to help the junior medical doctors combating for justice for his or her daughter.
Kolkata Police has come below robust criticism from the Opposition in addition to residents for its dealing with of the delicate case. Questions have been raised on how the accused Sanjoy Roy had unfettered entry to each nook of the state-run hospital always of the day. Some reviews have additionally stated he would illegally organize hospital beds and different amenities for sufferers in alternate for cash.
Slogans focusing on cops and reminding them that they’ve daughters at house too have been doing the rounds on social media and discovering a spot on placards carried by protesters throughout road marches.
Amid outrage, the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom ordered that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On Monday, the CBI arrested the previous principal of RG Kar Medical Faculty, Dr Sandip Ghosh, in reference to alleged monetary misconduct on the institution.
The West Bengal Meeting this week additionally handed an anti-rape invoice looking for capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions end result within the sufferer’s dying or go away her in a vegetative state.
