Kolkata doctor rape-murder: 9 arrested for violence at RG Kar Medical College

The Kolkata Police on Thursday arrested nine people after a group of nearly 40-50 miscreants—under the garb of protests— allegedly stormed the premises of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital late on Wednesday night and vandalised the portions of the medical facility where the semi-naked body of a 32-year-old trainee doctor was found last week.
The police, however, said the crime scene of the alleged brutal rape and murder case was intact.
The incident took place amid midnight protests by women under the ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign against the brutal murder of the lady doctor at the state-run hospital. The police fired tear gas and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the mob.
Some police officers were injured in the violence. A police vehicle and a few two-wheelers were also damaged in the incident.
The arrests came within hours of Trinamool Congress’s Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee demanding action within 24 hours. “The hooliganism and vandalism at RG Kar tonight have exceeded all acceptable limits. As a public representative, I just spoke with @CPKolkata [Kolkata Commissioner of Police], urging him to ensure that every individual responsible for today’s violence is identified, held accountable, and made to face the law within the next 24 hours, regardless of their political affiliations,” Abhishek Banerjee said in a post on X.
The hooliganism and vandalism at RG Kar tonight have exceeded all acceptable limits. As a public representative, I just spoke with @CPKolkata , urging him to ensure that every individual responsible for today’s violence is identified, held accountable, and made to face the law…
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Crime of Scene is Seminar Room which is intact and has not been touched. Don’t spread fake news. We will take legal action. https://t.co/A7PDWYAO4E