Kolkata Doc’s Rape & Murder: Mamata Banerjee Sets Police Aug 18 Deadline To Solve Case

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued an ultimatum to the state police – solve the murder case of the junior female doctor of RG Kar Hospital by August 18, or else her government will ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation.

“I want the police to arrest the culprits. There are some insiders. If the police can’t solve the case by Sunday, then we will give it to CBI. We have nothing to be bothered about.” Mamata said after meeting the victim’s family at their residence in North 24 Parganas district on Monday.

She did, however, add that success rate in CBI investigations is very poor.

“Nurses were there, the hospital’s own security personnel were also there. I fail to understand how this happened. The (victim’s) parents told me somebody from inside was involved. The police will talk to everyone,” Mamata told mediapersons.

The semi-nude body of the second-year student of Respiratory Medicine department was found inside the seminar hall of the state-run hospital in Kolkata on Friday.

A preliminary autopsy report suggested that the 32-year-old junior doctor was sexually assaulted before being killed.

“Kolkata Police is the best police force in the world. The best officer has been entrusted with the investigation,” Mamata claimed.

Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, who accompanied Mamata, said they will question everyone present at the site of the crime.

“We will question all those who were near the place of occurrence (of the crime). We have even given them a helpline number in case someone wants to talk to us anonymously,” Goyal said.

Trainee doctors at state-run hospitals across West Bengal as well as in several other states intensified their agitation demanding justice for the victim.

The principal of R G Kar Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh resigned on Monday.

“He tendered his resignation saying his children are getting disturbed by media reports. However, we told him that he will be transferred to another hospital,” said Mamata.