Kolkata rape-murder: ‘Your daughter is…’— what caller told trainee doctor’s parents on August 9

A forensic team from CFSL conducted a polygraph test on Sanjay Roy, the main accused, in the Kolkata rape-murder case. RG Kar Medical College's former principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is facing a CBI investigation, has been suspended by the Indian Medical Association.

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Published29 Aug 2024, 07:04 PM IST
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Kolkata doctor’s rape case: The case centres on the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee woman doctor in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested in connection with the crime the next day. (PTI)

The parents of the Kolkata doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) on August 9, received three phone calls from a hospital employee. However, the caller refused to disclose exactly what had happened to the student.

An India Today report cited that during the first call, the assistant superintendent of RG Kar Hospital urged the parent to come to the hospital immediately. “Your daughter is not well. Can you please come to the hospital immediately?”

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When the victim's father requested more information, the man explained that she was unwell and being admitted to the hospital. When the father continued to seek details, the man responded that the doctors would explain the situation

 

In the second call, he said her condition was very critical.

And in the next call, the caller said, "She might have committed suicide or died. The police are here. We are at the hospital, in front of everyone, making this call".

CBI reaches Police Morgue of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday reached the Police Morgue of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for further investigation of the rape and murder of the trainee doctor at the college.

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Earlier, the CBI concluded a second round of polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh as part of their investigation into the rape and murder of the woman doctor at the institution.

 

The test was conducted by a team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL). CBI officials had also conducted a polygraph test on the arrested accused, Sanjay Roy, in connection with the crime.

In another development, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday suspended the membership of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid the CBI probe. In an order, the Indian Medical Association said the committee constituted by IMA national president Dr RV Asokan suo-motu considered the rape and murder case of the postgraduate resident doctor and the subsequent developments at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

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