CBI probe sought into rape, murder of Kolkata doctor

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 11

In a display of solidarity, several doctors’ associations have demanded a CBI probe into the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata.

The Resident Doctors’ Associations (RDA) of Maulana Azad Medical College, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, RML Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and GTB Hospital here have announced the suspension of their elective services, including OPDs, operation theatres and ward duties, from Monday.

The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has asked Union Health Minister JP Nadda to ensure that no police brutality or manhandling of the protesting doctors should occur. “The Union Government must enforce a security protocol for healthcare workers across all hospitals. An expert committee comprising representatives from the medical community and associations must be formed to speed up ratifying the Central Healthcare Protection Act,” the FORDA said in a statement.

The Kolkata Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT), including members of the Homicide Department, among others, to probe the matter. A preliminary post-mortem of the resident doctor revealed that she was sexually assaulted before being murdered. A person, Sanjay Roy, has been arrested in connection with the case.