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The body has been sent for autopsy. (Representative picture: News18)
The victim, named Moumita Debnath (31 years old), a second-year postgraduate student at RG Kar Medical College, was found dead in the seminar hall on the third floor of the campus.
The naked body of a female doctor was mysteriously found on the fourth floor of the emergency building of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal on Friday morning. The victim's name was Moumita Debnath (31 years old), a second-year graduate student at RG Kar Medical College. She was found dead in the seminar hall on the third floor of the campus.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and a forensic team have reached the spot to investigate. The body has been sent for autopsy.
According to police sources, she went to the seminar room after dinner on Thursday night.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya accused the Mamata Banerjee government in the state of “concealing crimes”. He also claimed that the Kolkata police were ordered to “cover up” the alleged murder of the female doctor and “treat it as a suicide”.
“A woman doctor was raped and murdered at a major government hospital in Kolkata. Her naked body was found from the duty room. The Mamata Banerjee government is trying to cover up the crime. Kolkata Police has been asked to cover up the matter, Treat it as suicide. No media allowed. To repeat: from Sandesh Khali to Chopra, no woman is safe in West Bengal.
A female doctor at a major government hospital in Kolkata has been raped and murdered. Her naked body was discovered from the duty room. The Mamata Banerjee government tried to cover up this crime. Kolkata police have been asked to cover up the matter and treat it as a suicide. The media was not allowed inside.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 9, 2024
Investigation into the case is ongoing.
