The police on Friday said that the 'semi-nude' body of a female post-graduate trainee doctor was discovered inside the seminar hall of a government hospital in Kolkata. The father of the victim has alleged that she was 'raped' and then murdered in the hospital premises adding that efforts of 'hiding' the truth are being made.
The deceased was a second-year student in the chest medicine department at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, had been on duty the previous night.
Hospital sources have mentioned that the body of the deceased bore injury marks.
One of the doctors from the RG Kar Hospital told PTI, "She was on-call duty yesterday. She also had dinner with her juniors at around 2 AM 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."
What Did Police Say?
City Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, along with other officers, visited the hospital and held a meeting with senior officials of the medical establishment.
A senior police officer said, "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."
Another police officer said, "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.
He said 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 interrogated.
3-Member Panel Formed To Probe
A senior official at the hospital said that a three-member panel was constituted by the authorities to probe into the death of the doctor.
A senior member of the Association of Health Service Doctors, Dr Manas Gumta, alleged that there were attempts to "suppress" the matter.
"This is unprecedented and never happened in Bengal. The most unfortunate thing is that now there are attempts to suppress fact and make it look like a case of suicide. The post-mortem examination should be conducted on camera by an expert not associated with the hospital," Gumta said.
The former secretary of the Association demanded removal of the Principal of the medical college.
PGT doctors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have stopped working in all departments, except the Emergency ward, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits.
Several student associations took out a rally demanding a quick probe into the death of the woman PGT.
Family Alleges Sexual Assault Before Death
The father of the victim alleged that she was raped and murdered inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and efforts are on to hide the truth.
Her father said, "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.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, sources said, telephoned the parents of the woman and assured them of appropriate action against the culprits.
Ruling Trinamool Congress leader Dr Santanu Sen told reporters: “We want a fair, transparent and thorough probe into the entire incident. The Mamata Banerjee administration has always been in favour of safety and security of women, said Sen, former national president of the Indian Medical Association.
A number of opposition BJP leaders, including MLA Agnimitra Paul, also visited the hospital and demanded an independent investigation under a magistrate.
