If you have any evidence, please come forward, R.G. Kar victim’s mother appeals to people

Mother of Kolkata rape victim writes tribute letter to daughter's teachers, appeals for justice amid tampering allegations.

The mother of the female doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 wrote a tribute letter to her daughter’s teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.

She also made a fervent appeal to the healthcare community to stand by the family in its quest for justice. In the letter, she accused the hospital authorities and the State government of tampering with evidence, and implored people to come forward if they had any information that might help her daughter get justice. 

Paying respects to all her daughter’s teachers, the victim’s mother wrote: “It was her childhood dream to become a doctor and you all [her teachers] steered her closer to her dream. My daughter would say she did not seek wealth, she only wished to have degrees to her name and the opportunity to treat ailing patients.”

In the moving letter, the mother mentioned that her daughter served ailing people till her last breath. 

“On Thursday as well, she left home and treated many people before she was murdered mercilessly. Her dreams were brutally smothered to death, and her wish to become an MD gold medallist will now remain unfulfilled,” she wrote. She added that even after such a heinous crime, hospital authorities and State administration were quick to tamper with the evidence.

“This is a mother’s ardent request to all healthcare workers, teachers and Health Department officials. If you have any piece of information or evidence, please come forward. The silence of virtuous people gives courage to wrongdoers,” she wrote.

She signed off saying that she hopes her daughter will get justice.