Kolkata Police on Friday said it has arrested about 25 people over the vandalism of the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital that took place in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday amid a protest by city residents. Kolkata Police said five of those arrested were identified by social media feedback.
Kolkata Police urged the public to inform the cops if any of the suspects from its earlier posts is recognised. On Thursdsay, police shared pictures of suspects who were allegedly involved in vandalising equipment at the hospital.
While the police said in a post on social media Friday morning that the arrest count stands at 19, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal later at a press conference said the tally has gone up to 25.
The RG Kar Medical College & Hospital of West Bengal's Kolkata has hit headlines over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor, whose body was found at the seminar hall of the medical facility on August 9, leading to nationwide outrage and protests.
Some of the arrested people were identified by social media feedback, Kolkata Police said.
What Happened At RG Kar Medical College & Hospital
Massive vandalism was witnessed in the emergency, staffers' room, changing room for nurses and medicine store of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital during a protest in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Almost all the CCTV cameras were also broken, an official said.
A portion of the seminar hall, where the woman doctor was allegedly raped and murdered, was vandalised and doors were damaged.
Thousands of women from all walks of life gathered across West Bengal at midnight on Wednesday to protest the brutal rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week.
The social media-driven protests termed 'Reclaim The Night' began at 11:55 pm, aligning with Independence Day celebrations, and took place in key areas across both small towns and big cities, including multiple locations in Kolkata
Amid the protest, a group of around 40 people entered the hospital and vandalised the emergency department, nursing station, and medicine store, while also damaging CCTV cameras and ransacking a stage where junior doctors had been demonstrating since August 9.
