Kolkata doctor murder-rape: "West Bengal police attempted to suppress it, "alleges BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal alleged that the West Bengal police attempted to suppress the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 in the West Bengal city of Kolkata.
«The case has been handed over to the CBI, this shows that West Bengal Police was trying to suppress it. The CM (Mamta Bannerjee) is protesting for the arrest of the accused. She (Mamata Banerjee) is the Chief Minister, Health Minister and Home Minister, the question is who is she protesting against?.. I am sure the CBI will catch the accused and they will get the strictest punishment...,» Khandelwal told ANI.
Meanwhile, the students and junior doctors continue to protest over the incident amid rain that lashed parts of the Kolkata city on Sunday morning.
The rape of a female trainee doctor has sent shock waves across the country.
Doctors have held protests in many states of the country like Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai.
Doctors from the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh held a candle march on Saturday, raising slogans and banners demanding strict action against the culprits.
Earlier on Saturday, following the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) call for a nationwide strike over the incident, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi staged a protest march on campus, holding posters and raising slogans such as «We want justice.»
The case has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation from the state
