Kolkata witnessed a lights out protest
Kolkata:
Elevating large questions concerning the Kolkata Police’s response after the horrifying rape and homicide of a physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, the sufferer’s dad and mom have alleged that they wished the physique preserved, however had been pressured to proceed with the cremation.
Mother and father and family members of the 31-year-old physician attended the protests exterior the state-run hospital final night time. Levelling critical fees in opposition to the town cops, the sufferer’s father stated a senior police officer provided them cash when their daughter’s physique was in entrance of them, based on studies in native media.
“We wished the physique preserved, however a lot stress was created. About 300-400 cops surrounded us. We returned dwelling and located some 300 cops had been standing exterior. They created such a scenario that we had been pressured to cremate her,” he alleged. He additionally stated the cremation was rushed and the associated fee was not taken from the household. “My daughter went realizing that Bapi (father) couldn’t even pay for this,” the sufferer’s father stated. He additionally alleged that some law enforcement officials tried to get his signature on a clean sheet of paper. “I tore it up and threw it away.”
“When my daughter’s physique was at our dwelling, DC North tried to provide us some cash. We replied to him accordingly,” he stated.
Expressing full help to the docs protesting at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in demand of justice for his or her pal and colleague, the sufferer’s mom stated, “I can not sleep. I would like the criminals to lose sleep too. The protest ought to proceed until we get justice.”
The sufferer’s father questioned why hospital authorities advised them even earlier than the physique was examined that their daughter had died by suicide. “We needed to watch for three-and-a-half hours to see our daughter’s face. Her mom fell on their toes to allow us to see her. Why was post-mortem delayed? Why did police file an unnatural dying case? I filed the grievance at Tala Police Station round 7 pm. Why then was FIR registered at 11.45?” he requested.
The sequence of occasions after the physician’s physique was discovered within the hospital’s seminar corridor has repeatedly come beneath the scanner within the courts. Whereas Kolkata Police has advised the Supreme Courtroom in its affidavit that the sufferer’s dad and mom needed to watch for simply 10 minutes earlier than they had been taken to the seminar corridor the place the physique was discovered, the dad and mom have harassed that they waited for over three hours and begged the cops to allow them to see their daughter.
The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom and the Supreme Courtroom have additionally questioned why the hospital administration didn’t file a police grievance, resulting in the cops registering an unnatural dying case. The delay in submitting the FIR has additionally raised questions. “What’s the purpose the FIR is lodged nearly 14 hours after the invention of the (physique)?” Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud requested throughout the listening to in Supreme Courtroom. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, showing for the West Bengal authorities, has harassed the cops adopted process to a tee.
The sufferer’s dad and mom had earlier approached the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom, following which the investigation into the case was transferred to CBI.
Kolkata continues to witnessed huge protests in opposition to the August 9 incident. Final night time, residents of the town turned off their lights for an hour to demand justice for the sufferer. Lights had been additionally turned off on the landmarks comparable to Victoria Memorial and Raj Bhavan as a part of the protest. Governor CV Ananda Bose lit candles at Raj Bhavan and shared visuals on X. “When gentle is concern, darkness is expensive,” learn the caption.