Rape-Homicide: PGT Physician Discovered Useless at RG Kar Medical School | Kolkata Information

Medical doctors, interns and college students protest outdoors the emergency constructing; (R) The seminar room the place the physique was discovered

KOLKATA: The brutalised physique of a second-year publish graduate trainee (PGT) physician of respiratory drugs at RG Kar Medical School was discovered inside a seminar corridor on the third flooring of the hospital’s emergency constructing round 7.30am on Friday, placing the campus on the boil and prompting the administration to hurry town police chief and well being secretary to the spot.
A senior police officer mentioned within the night {that a} judicial inquest had discovered accidents everywhere in the physique, together with the personal components, blood stains on the face and a damaged collar bone, indicating she was strangled. Police have fashioned a Particular Investigation Staff to probe the homicide and are awaiting a proper report by the three-member post-mortem crew so as to add sexual assault fees to the FIR. Forensic specialists mentioned that they had discovered blood stains and human hair everywhere in the mattress on which she was mendacity and a damaged spectacle subsequent to the physique.

CM Mamata Banerjee referred to as up the physician’s father — who alleged his daughter was raped and murdered — and warranted him of all assist to make sure justice. “She has assured us of all assist. However now we have misplaced our daughter. Until we get justice we are able to by no means be happy. I think my daughter was raped and murdered however the authorities initially tried to cowl up information,” the daddy mentioned. “They killed my daughter. Her physique was in a semi-naked state. Her glasses had been damaged and there have been damage marks on her face. She was our solely youngster,” the lady’s mom mentioned, including that she was instructed there was no CCTV digicam contained in the seminar corridor the place the physique was discovered.
Protests erupted within the hospital quickly after the invention of the physique with fellow PGTs, interns and home employees occurring a flash strike. They refused to let police take the physique for postmortem until the situations that they had set for the post-mortem and inquiry had been met. Varied medico organisations and political events additionally stormed the hospital and joined the protests later within the day.
The hospital authorities arrange an 11-member inner committee to probe the incident. The postmortem, which was performed within the night, was overseen by a three-member committee and videographed. Sanjay Bashist, the MSVP of the hospital, mentioned there can be a judicial enquiry into the case. “There can be a impartial investigation. We additionally need the reality to come back out,” he added.
‘PGT doc’s garments had been dishevelled’
Sources within the hospital mentioned, the PGT physician was accountable for sufferers within the chest drugs ward at evening and was within the ward until 2 am, earlier than going as much as the seminar room to take a break and research.
“Round 7.30 am an intern referred to as her up however her cellphone stored ringing. He then went to the seminar room and located her physique. He alerted different college students, who referred to as up hospital officers and alerted cops,” mentioned certainly one of her colleagues.
Those that noticed the physique mentioned she was mendacity on a podium within the seminar corridor. “A blue mattress sheet lined the physique from the neck to the knees. Her kurta was dishevelled and the trousers lacking. Her laptop computer, a word e book, cellphone and a water bottle had been subsequent to the physique,” a supply mentioned.
Police commissioner Vineet Goyal and different senior officers and well being secretary Narayan Swarup Nigam reached the hospital shortly after the invention of the physique and spent over 4 hours talking to her colleagues, different college students, employees and hospital officers.
“It’s an unlucky incident and now we have began a probe,” Goyal mentioned.
Asenior investigating official mentioned that they had recorded the statements of those that had been on obligation together with her at evening and the intern who noticed the physique first. “We’re checking who was on obligation on the hospital on Thursday evening and who had entry to the seminar room. We’re additionally checking her name information,” the officer mentioned.