Sensations sparked near R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal's capital when a suspicious unclaimed bag was spotted near the protest stage set up by the protesting doctors. A bomb squad was summoned for inspection. Upon opening the bag, only a water bottle and some clothes were found. The police are currently investigating who left the bag there.
It is worth noting that R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital have been in the news continuously after the incident involving the rape and murder of a resident doctor. Additionally, an investigation is ongoing into financial irregularities against the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College, with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducting continuous raids.
When did R.G. Kar Hospital hit the headlines?
On August 9, the body of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor was found in the seminar hall of R.G. Kar Medical Hospital in Kolkata. Her clothes were missing, blood was present, and there were injury marks on her body. This incident inflamed anger among resident doctors, leading to a strike. The police arrested the accused, Sanjay Roy, in connection with the case.
Lady doctor went to the seminar hall
The 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was on night duty with three other doctors that day, had dinner with them. Two doctors were from the chest medicine department, one was a trainee, and one employee was part of the hospital's house staff. The lady doctor went to sleep in the seminar hall around 2 AM.
Accused was a police civic volunteer
The accused, Sanjay Roy, entered the seminar hall from a rear entrance and committed rape and murder. Sanjay was neither hospital staff nor a relative of any patient. He worked as a civic volunteer for Kolkata police.
