Autopsy confirms rape, strangulation of Kolkata doctor, finds 16 injuries

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 19

The postmortem report of the doctor who was raped and murdered inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata has confirmed sexual assault, and death by manual strangulation.

“The death was due to effects of manual strangulation associated with smothering. Manner of death is homicidal. There is medical evidence of forceful penetration/insertion in her genitalia, possibility of sexual assault,” the report said.

Sixteen external injuries, including abrasions on the cheeks, lips, nose, neck, arms and knees, as well as injuries to the private parts and nine internal injury marks in the muscles of the neck, scalp and other parts have been found on the body, as per the report of the postmortem, conducted from 6.10 pm to 7.10 pm on August 9.

The report noted haemorrhaging in the lungs and blood clots in the body. No evidence of fracture — as being claimed on social media — was confirmed. “All injuries are ante-mortem (before death), showing evidence of vital reactions,” the report said.