'Police Offered Us Money, Delayed Autopsy Procedure': RG Kar Victim's Family Levels Major Allegations

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: The victim's family joined the protesting doctors at RG Kar Hospital on Wednesday night. They alleged that they were offered money by the Kolkata police.

People during a candlelight march on Wednesday in protest against the junior doctor's rape and murder at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.

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RG Kar Doctor Rape-Murder Case: With the CBI investigating the rape and murder of the Kolkata doctor amid the relentless pursuit of justice by the protesting doctors, the RG Kar case continues to become even more complicated with each passing day. In a latest development in the complex case, the victim's parents, who joined the protests outside the medical facility Wednesday night, levelled fresh allegations against the Kolkata police, who have already been facing heat for the way they handled the sensitive matter.

The parents and relatives of the victim posed serious questions about the police's response to the rape and murder case that has shocked the nation as they spoke to the media last night during the protests. The victim's father alleged that a senior police officer offered them money while their daughter's body lay before them. "Is this the humanity of police?' the victim's aunt questioned.

He further alleged that they were surrounded by 300-400 cops when they returned home from the hospital as a result of which they felt pressurised to cremate her. "We wanted the body preserved, but so much pressure was created. About 300-400 cops surrounded us. We returned home and found some 300 cops were standing outside. They created such a situation that we were forced to cremate her," he alleged.  

The victim's father even alleged that some police officers had tried to get his signature on a blank sheet of paper, but he "tore it up and threw it away". "When my daughter's body was at our home, DC North tried to give us some money. We replied to him accordingly," he added.

#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case | Kolkata: Parents of the deceased doctor addressed the media as they joined the protest at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last night. pic.twitter.com/D24EZPjaiJ

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The victim's mother expressed support with the protesting doctors at RG Kar Hospital, demanding justice for her daughter and their colleague and friend. She said: "I cannot sleep. I want the criminals to lose sleep too. The protest should continue till we get justice."

Here are some other allegations levelled by the victim's family:

• The victim's father claimed that the police outpost had received the news about their daughter's death at 10:10 AM but did not conduct any physical examination, which should have been their first job.
• Reiterating their previous claim that they had been told their daughter died by suicide, her father said that the police informed them at 11 AM about the death saying that she had "committed suicide" even without conducting any medical tests.
• He further underlined that they were made to wait for over three hours when they reached the hospital at 12:10 PM, adding that they were only allowed to see their daughter when her mother pleaded with the police. The victim's father also claimed that there were manu people roaming around in the room, but they were not allowed to enter.
• He also questioned the delay by the hospital in carrying out the autopsy procedure. He said it should have been done by 5 PM, but began one hour later at 6 PM. 
• Her father also stated that he had lodged an FIR between 6:30 PM and 7 PM, but the cops registered it much later at 11:45 PM-- an aspect of the case which the CJI DY Chandrachud also questioned during the Supreme Court hearing.
• On police registering the case as an unnatural death, he asked, "Despite so many doctors present here and knowing so much, the police registered an unnatural diary. Why was that? Hospital authorities did not lodge an FIR, which should have been their first job."
• The victim's father also stated that they were present at the RG Kar Hospital from 12 noon to 7 PM, but no one from the management spoke to them.

Victim's Aunt Slams Cops For Offering Money, Asks 'Is This The Humanity Of Police?' 

On the allegation of 300-400 policemen surrounding the victim's family, her aunt said: "...Till the last rites were not performed, 300-400 policemen surrounded us but after it was performed, not a single policeman was seen there. What would the family do, how would they go home, Police took no responsibility. Police were active till the last rites were performed and after that, they became completely inactive."

She also slammed the Kolkata police and questioned their humanity for offering the family money even when the victim's body was right there. "When the body of the daughter was lying in front of the parents in the house and we were shedding tears, the police were offering money, is this the humanity of police? The Police were saying that they have fulfilled all their responsibilities, is this what is called fulfilling the responsibility?" she questioned.

#WATCH | Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case: Aunt of the deceased doctor says "When the body of the daughter was lying in front of the parents in the house the police were offering money, is this the humanity of police?"

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Kolkata has been witnessing protests ever since the brutal rape and murder case of the junior doctor was brought to light. On Wednesday, the residents of the Bengal capital switched off their lights for an hour to demand justice for the 31-year-old doctor. Bengal Governor CV Ananada Bose also joined the protest as a part of which he turned off the lights at Raj Bhavan and lit candles.