Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her government has taken comprehensive measures in response to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Despite these actions, she noted that a malicious campaign against her government continues.
The Chief Minister also urged the protesters to direct their criticism at her if they wish, but not to insult West Bengal. "We have taken all possible actions in this case, but still, a malicious campaign is on,” she said while addressing a programme organised by the party on the eve of Independence Day.
"You are free to abuse me, but don't abuse West Bengal," she added. The chief minister also appealed to the protesting doctors to lift the cease work and join duties as healthcare services are badly impacted.
The victim, a second-year postgraduate trainee doctor in the chest medicine department, was found dead in a semi-nude condition inside the seminar hall of the government-run hospital. She had been on duty the previous night, and her body was discovered under mysterious circumstances by hospital authorities the next day.
'Will extend all support to CBI'
CM Banerjee said that she will extend full support to the CBI in the investigation of the doctor’s rape and murder case and expressed her desire for a swift resolution. "We would abide by the Calcutta High Court’s order and extend all support to the CBI. We have no problem with CBI being handed over the case as we want it solved at the earliest," she said.
The Calcutta High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the murder of a woman doctor. The court observed that it will be well-justified in accepting the plea of the petitioners that there is every possibility that the evidence will be destroyed and the witnesses will be influenced. "Therefore, we deem it appropriate to transfer the investigation to the CBI," it said.
Mamata Banerjee on BJP, CPI(M)
Banerjee accused the CPI(M) and BJP of attempting to stage protests similar to those in Bangladesh as a strategy to gain political power in West Bengal. "CPI(M) and BJP trying to organise Bangladesh-like protests to capture power in Bengal," she said.
Autopsy indicates sexual assault, neck bone broken
The Kolkata Police have confirmed that preliminary autopsy results indicate the victim was sexually assaulted before being killed. "This is definitely not a case of suicide; the woman was murdered following sexual assault," police officials stated.
A detailed four-page report released in connection to the case also revealed the extent of the injuries, noting that the victim's neck bone was broken, suggesting she was first strangled and then smothered to death. The report also mentioned bleeding from her private parts and injuries on various parts of her body, including her eyes, mouth, face, nails, belly, and limbs.
Notably, the semi-nude body of the woman, a second-year postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor in the chest medicine department, was discovered inside the seminar hall of the government-run hospital on Friday. She had been on duty the previous night, and her body was found under mysterious circumstances by hospital authorities the next day.
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