The horrific rape and murder of Dr. Moumita Debnath (31) at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9 have ignited widespread outrage. Protests involving citizens, resident doctors, nurses, and other medical staff have erupted in response to this tragedy.
. Amid these protests, unidentified miscreants stormed the hospital, causing significant damage. Reports indicate that the emergency room and seminar hall, crucial areas for evidence collection, were ransacked. Visuals shared by news outlets and social media users reveal the extent of the destruction, with CCTV cameras appearing damaged. Videos circulating online show trucks carrying the vandals as they fled the scene, and other clips depict the assailants attempting to enter the ladies’ hostel on the hospital grounds.
Appeal from Resident Doctors of R G kar 🙏@WBPolice chudiyan pehen lo pic.twitter.com/7fH8l9dn4H
— Dr Syed Faizan Ahmad (@drsfaizanahmad) August 14, 2024
The police reported that around 40 individuals, disguised as protestors, entered the premises, vandalizing property, attacking policemen, and destroying the police outpost at the site. These goons were armed with sticks, bricks, and rods.
Doctors who were protesting had to flee for their lives, along with the policemen who were supposed to protect them.
In an official statement, the resident doctors described the terrifying ordeal experienced by the doctors, patients, and their families at the hospital. Several medical professionals sustained severe injuries, and even patients were not spared in the attack.
The Indian Medical Association has condemned the attack in a formal statement.
However, the Kolkata Police, in a social media post, denied any tampering with the evidence. City Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has accused the media of running a campaign aimed at tarnishing the image of the Kolkata Police.
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Unidentified miscreants entered the premises of State-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in #Kolkata shortly after midnight on August 15 and vandalised portions of the medical facility, where the body of a woman #doctor was found last week, police said.
Live updates:… pic.twitter.com/YJGoJSNoaF
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) August 15, 2024
West Bengal: CCTV cameras that appear to be damaged, at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, after an unidentified mob vandalised the hospital yesterday. https://t.co/Fg3JqRPn9R pic.twitter.com/OcslWu5y3M
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
#WATCH | West Bengal | Visuals of the aftermath from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital campus in Kolkata. A scuffle broke out when a mob entered the campus last night and damaged the property. pic.twitter.com/qf0rO5eVm2
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
Update:Lorry of goons fleeing from #RGKarHospital #KolkataDoctor #kolkatahorror #rgkarincident pic.twitter.com/0fj4rR5hvK
— purpleready (@epicnephrin_e) August 14, 2024
#WATCH | Aftermath of vandalism by mob in Emergency Department of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last night pic.twitter.com/d7HI8crQ4l
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
#WATCH | Aftermath of vandalism by mob in Emergency Department of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last night pic.twitter.com/d7HI8crQ4l
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
#WATCH | Pronoy Das, a security guard at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital who was on duty here last night when vandalisation took place, says, "Around 1 am last night when about 500-1000 people came here…We locked the gate here but they broke it down. We went to another… https://t.co/Fg3JqRPn9R pic.twitter.com/ULKQsxwMwZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
#Kolkata | Protesting doctors who were hiding inside the #RGKarHospital said that they were terrified and sought intervention from the police and administration. #rape #NirbhayaOfKolkata pic.twitter.com/BXpagO2eSo
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) August 14, 2024
Meanwhile, protests have intensified on the streets, with women leading the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march in Kolkata. Sex workers from the city’s Sonagachi area have also joined the call for justice.
Press Release dated 15.08.2024 pic.twitter.com/OQQUVL0rCw
— Indian Medical Association (@IMAIndiaOrg) August 15, 2024
#WATCH | Kolkata Police Commissioner, Vineet Goyal says, "…What has happened here is because of the wrong media campaign, which has been a malicious media campaign which is going as far as Kolkata police is concerned. What has the Kolkata police not done? It has done everything… https://t.co/UNpmrdVm9l pic.twitter.com/pgt1gFNnsQ
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2024
Our sisters of Sonagachi, the biggest red light area of Asia, taking to the street to protest against the brutal rape n murder in #RGKarHospital
Take a bow girls!! I'm so proud of my city! #DoctorDeath #NirbhayaOfKolkata pic.twitter.com/oog8Sy9vZB— Moupia Nandy (@MoupiaNandy) August 14, 2024
algorithm 🤐 pic.twitter.com/LMtxKLsj2c
— Lok 🥦🥝🥑 (@wtfflok) August 14, 2024
P.S.: The Chief Minister should take moral responsibility and resign.
