Kolkata doctors protest RG Kar case conviction; demands justice for all involved

Kolkata: Doctors from several hospitals in Kolkata organised a protest rally on Saturday, expressing dissatisfaction with the conviction of prime accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape-murder case. The doctors demanded that the CBI bring all those involved in the crime to justice.

Junior and senior doctors from city-based state-run hospitals, including RG Kar Hospital, who took out a rally from outside the Sealdah court, said their protest would continue until the truth behind the crime was fully revealed, reported PTI.

"While Sanjay has been convicted, what about the other culprits? How could he have committed this crime alone? The CBI’s probe was based on circumstantial evidence, but where is the place of occurrence? We still have unanswered questions," junior doctor Aniket Mahato said.

The agitating doctors also questioned why the central probe agency did not file any supplementary chargesheet. "Where is the supplementary chargesheet? The CBI had said that they would file one quickly," another agitating doctor, Asfakullah Naiya, asked.

The doctors raised 20 key questions about the case, which they claimed remain 'unanswered,' and pointed out that the crime scene had been tampered with.

"There is clear evidence of this. Also, what explains the presence of multiple semen samples on the victim’s body? We will not rest until those responsible for tampering with evidence are punished," they said.

The doctors distributed leaflets listing the 20 questions to the public and urged them to support the protests. Senior doctor Pabitra Goswami said they would continue to protest till all the culprits were booked.

"We are not at all satisfied with this conviction. This is actually to help others who were equally involved in the crime. We will continue to hit the streets till justice is delivered and the bigger conspiracy is exposed," Goswami said.