Tried to be as transparent as possible in our probe: Kolkata CP Vineet Goel on doctor's rape-murder
Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goel on Friday asserted that the force was not trying to shield anyone and it tried to be as transparent as possible in the probe into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital here. Addressing a press conference, Goel also admitted that despite «sufficient security presence», the police did not expect the protesting crowd to turn violent outside RG Kar Hospital premises in the early hours of August 15, and were initially caught off-guard when a deputy commissioner-ranked officer got injured.
The CP said that Kolkata Police has handed over all evidence, including videographed post-mortem to the CBI, which is investigating the case upon orders of the Calcutta High Court.
«We are not shielding anyone, and police tried to be as transparent as possible in our probe. We have handed over all evidence related to the case to the CBI. Have faith in the central probe agency,» he said.
Goel also said initially registering an unnatural death case did not mean police wanted to «label the crime as suicide».
«That's a standard practice followed by all investigation agencies in the country. We went by the book. There was no attempt to call the crime a 'suicide' as being erroneously reported from certain quarters. The police never called it a 'suicide',» he said.
On the vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Thursday, Goel said it is difficult to control leaderless and spontaneous protests.
«We didn't expect the crowd before RG Kar hospital to turn
