Kolkata rape-murder case: Rahul Gandhi raises 'serious' questions on hospital, local administration

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at TMC-led West Bengal government and accused it of saving the accused in the Kolkata rape and murder case.

Taking to X Gandhi said, "The entire country is shocked by the gruesome incident of rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata. The way the layers of the cruel and inhuman act against her are being revealed, there is an atmosphere of insecurity among the doctors' community and women."

"The attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration," he said.


Gandhi also questioned the safety measures in educational and medical institutions. He also criticised the inadequacy of strict laws implemented after the Nirbhaya case.
"This incident has forced us to think that if doctors are not safe in a place like medical college, then how can parents send their daughters outside for studies? Why are even the strict laws made after the Nirbhaya case unsuccessful in preventing such crimes?" he said.

"Every party, every section of the society will have to hold serious discussions and take concrete steps on the continuously increasing incidents against women from Hathras to Unnao, and from Kathua to Kolkata," he added.

The body of the woman post-graduate trainee was discovered inside a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata of August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested on Saturday in connection with the crime.

Junior doctors across West Bengal continued their ceasework on Wednesday, the sixth consecutive day, protesting the alleged rape and murder of the woman doctor at the state-run medical college and hospital and demanding justice.

The ongoing protest has disrupted healthcare services, leading to long queues at outpatient departments (OPDs) of all government hospitals. The agitating junior doctors are also calling for a magisterial probe into the woman's death and the removal of senior officials from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Meanwhile, a team of senior CBI officers began its investigation Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the probe from the Kolkata Police to the central agency.

The Kolkata Police handed over Sanjoy Roy, who was arrested in connection with the case, to the CBI at the CGO Complex here after his medical tests were conducted at the state-run SSKM Hospital.

(With agency inputs)