R.G. Kar Medical College senior doctors allege tampering of evidence in medic's rape-murder case

Doctors demand live streaming of meeting with West Bengal government, condemn crimes, seek justice, and protest for safety in hospitals.

Senior doctors of R.G. Kar Medical College on Monday (September 16, 2024) alleged tampering of evidence in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case.

Addressing a press conference here, they reiterated their demand for a live streaming of the meeting between them and the West Bengal government.

“We condemn all such heinous crimes. This crime is a fallout of the nexus between the West Bengal government and health department officials,” said one of the doctors. The doctors alleged there was “tampering of evidence”.

In a statement, the doctors have demanded that they want concerned authorities, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Supreme Court to expedite the investigation process and punish the culprits without any delay.

Remove the director medical education (DME), director health services (DHS) and health secretary as their signatures are present in the order for construction work in the immediate auspices of the crime scene, when it should have been completely cordoned off, they demanded in the statement.

The doctors have also demanded the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goel for his administrative failure and evidence tampering, disciplinary action against deputy commissioner (north) for his incompetence and offering money to the victim’s parents, and deputy commissioner (central) for trying to hide the identity of a suspected person present inside the crime scene.

They demanded proper security and functional basic amenities in all hospitals and government healthcare centres. Their fifth demand was to end threat culture prevalent in all facets of government healthcare facilities.