Kolkata Doctor Death: RG Kar Medico Gang Raped? Doctor's Statement On Autopsy Opens New Angle Amid CBI Probe

The injuries and amount of semen found on the 31-year-old doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital premises indicated she was violated by multiple perpetrators.

In a major revelation, the final autopsy report of the 31-year-old doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital premises indicates that the victim might have been brutalised by more than one person. As per media reports, the extent of the injuries on the deceased's body and the amount of fluid — likely semen — on her body indicate that more than one person was involved in the crime. 

“It is clear that this is not the work of a single individual… she was gang-raped," the Indian Express reported quoting Doctor Subarna Goswami, who was with the family of the victim when they saw the postmortem report.

Later, while talking to India Today, Dr Goswami said the nature of injuries inflicted on the victim cannot be the handiwork of one person. Dr Goswami, who is also the additional general secretary of the All India Federation of Govt Doctors' Association, further pointed out that the trainee doctor's post-mortem report mentioned 151 gm of fluid was collected from the vaginal swab. 

"That quantity cannot be of one person. It suggests the involvement of multiple people," he said as per the IT report.

What Did Trainee Doctor's Post Mortom Report Say?

As per media reports, the victim's post-mortem report revealed that she was throttled before being smothered to death. The four-page report said the trainee doctor's thyroid cartilage was broken due to strangling and her private parts had deep wounds caused by "perverted sexuality" and "genital torture".

Further, injuries were also found on her belly, lips, fingers, and left leg and it was found that the woman had bled from both eyes and her mouth before death. According to the autopsy reports, a brutal blow to her face caused shards of glass from her spectacles to break and enter her eyes.

Bruises were also found throughout the body. It was found that the woman was raped and then strangulated to death. The report further said about 150 grams of body plasma samples were collected from the genitals.

Injuries to the head were also reported, as the accused slammed the deceased’s head against the wall. While banging her head against the wall, the accused reportedly covered her mouth with pressure, which led to the injury marks on the victim’s face.

"The mouth and throat were constantly pressed to prevent screaming. The throat was strangled to suffocate. The thyroid cartilage broke due to strangling," according to the post-mortem report.

In an interview with the Hindi portal Lallantop, a family member of the trainee doctor said that when her body here discovered, her legs were 90 degrees apart. "This cannot happen unless the pelvic girdle breaks, which means she was torn apart...Her specs were broken and there were shards of glass in her eyes. She was choked to death," the relative said.

CBI Takes Over The Case

Meanwhile, a team of senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who reached Kolkata on Wednesday morning, began its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal. On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the August 9 case.

The CBI team, which comprises medical and forensic experts, will visit the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's seminar hall where the body of the trainee doctor was found on August 9.

Reportedly, three groups of CBI officers have been formed to investigate the matter. One group will visit the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and talk to the witnesses and the doctors who were on duty on that night. Another team will take the arrested civic volunteer to a local court after medical tests and plea for his custody, while the third team will coordinate with the Kolkata Police sleuths who were conducting the investigation. 

The CBI probe into the rape and murder case will reportedly focus on six key issues including possible destruction of evidence. Quoting sources, a report by NDTV said the federal agency will also investigate claims of negligence by, and even involvement of, the hospital administration.

As per the report, CBI's six focus areas are to find out if the doctor was raped by one person or was gang-raped. It will also check if the accused, Sanjoy Roy, reportedly a civilian police volunteer, was alone behind the crime. It will also see if the evidence was destroyed after the incident and why was the murder first reported as a suicide. Further, the probe agency will investigate if the hospital administration was involved in the crime and why were the cops only informed the morning after the doctor was murdered.

The Case

The second-year student in the chest medicine department at the state-run Hospital was brutally murdered reportedly after a sexual assault while on duty last week. Her body was discovered by officials a day later in a semi-nude condition inside the seminar hall. Her body also bore multiple injury marks. A man, Sanjoy Roy, reportedly a civilian police volunteer, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the crime. 

Nationwide protests are being held over the brutal rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the West Bengal capital. 

Meanwhile, the National Medical Commission (NMC) under the direction of Union Health Minister JP Nadda issued an advisory to all medical colleges and institutions to develop a policy for a safe work environment.

According to the official public notice, "Incidents of violence against doctors in medical colleges have been reported in the recent past. All medical colleges are requested to develop a policy for a safe work environment within the college and hospital campus for all the staff members including faculty, medical students and resident doctors."

"The policy should ensure adequate safety measures at OPD, wards, casualty, hostels and other open areas in the campus and residential quarters. Corridors and campus be well-lit in the evening for staff to walk safely from one place to another and all sensitive areas be covered by CCTV for monitoring," it said.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda also met with a delegation from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday. The IMA had requested a thorough inquiry into the circumstances leading to the crime and measures to enhance the safety of doctors, particularly women, in the workplace.