The police have arrested one person in connection with the death of a female post-graduate trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital. The second-year medical student was found dead inside the seminar hall of government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday with the autopsy report later confirming that she was also sexually assaulted. The incident has sparked widespread condemnation with political parties hurling accusations while doctors and nurses led protests.
“We have registered a case…It is a case of homicide as well as sexual assault. Our investigation is going in the right direction in a transparent manner. Whatever further developments will be there, we will let you know as much as the law permits,” said Additional Commissioner of Police Murli Dhar.
Meanwhile the Federation of Resident Doctors Association have since written to Union Minister JP Nadda to demand action within 24 hours. A missive shared by the organisation on Saturday also broached the possibility of a “shutdown of services across institutions” if the administration failed to take due cognisance of the matter.
The victim — a woman postgraduate trainee doctor — was found partially clothed inside a seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday. The autopsy report showed signs of sexual assault before she was killed between 3:00 am and 6:00 am. The chest medicine department student had been on duty on Thursday night.
“There was bleeding from both her eyes and mouth, injuries over the face, and a nail. The victim was also bleeding from her private parts. She also has injuries in her belly, left leg, neck, in her right hand, ring finger, and lips,” read an excerpt from the autopsy report viewed by PTI.
Officials said that one person has been arrested in connection with the case. Police officers also questioned two intern doctors the entire Friday night in connection with their ongoing probe.
“We have arrested one person, who is an outsider. His activities are quite suspicious and he seems to be directly involved in the crime,” a police officer told PTI.
(With inputs from agencies)
