Kolkata: The parents of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that several interns and physicians from the hospital may have been involved in the crime, an investigator said Friday.
Victim’s parents have provided the CBI with some names which they believe were involved in the crime
The parents also supplied the CBI, names of persons they believe were involved in their daughter’s rape and murder at the state-run hospital. The Calcutta High Court has ordered the CBI to investigate the case.
“The parents told us that they suspect numerous persons were involved in their daughter’s sexual abuse and murder. They provided the names of a few interns and doctors who worked with her at the hospital.” CBI officer informed.
The CBI is prioritizing the questioning of these individuals, as well as Kolkata Police personnel who participated in the initial probe.
“We’ve identified at least 30 suspects and have begun questioning them,” the CBI investigator stated.
The CBI today summoned a housekeeper and two post-graduate trainees who were on duty with the doctor the night she was raped and murdered. The CBI summoned Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former hospital principal, for questioning.
Dr. Ghosh had resigned two days after the woman’s body was discovered. He claimed that he feared being harmed and requested protection from the Calcutta High Court, which directed him to approach a single Bench.
The CBI got the arrested accused, a civic volunteer, walk through a reconstruction of the crime scene using a sophisticated 3D approach in the hospital’s seminar hall, according to the officer. The body of the post-graduate trainee was discovered in the seminar room on August 9.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the opposition CPI(M) and the BJP of coordinating vandalism at RG Kar Hospital and twisting the truth about the lady doctor’s rape and murder.
“We want the truth to be revealed, yet certain sources are propagating lies to mislead people. Attempts are being made to conceal the truth by spreading false information on social media. We object to these actions. “We want the culprits to be punished,” she stated.
In a sharp reaction to her, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia referred to the leaders of the Opposition alliance INDIA as “political vultures” who speak out on atrocities against women based on their political convenience. Mr. Bhatia referred to Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Manish Sisodia, Uddhav Thackeray, and other INDIA bloc leaders as “political vultures” and urged them to rise above vote bank politics and “break their silence” on such horrible atrocities.
“Now the case has reached the CBI. “All the guilty will soon face the harshest punishment; no accused will be spared, no matter how powerful a leader is protecting them,” the BJP spokesperson stated.