People take part in a torchlight rally to protest against the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. (Ministry of Public Transport)
The 31-year-old doctor's autopsy found large amounts of fluid, possibly semen, in her body, suggesting it may have been the work of multiple people.
Protesters have pointed out the missing link in the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case. They pointed out that the thoracic department seminar room at RG Kar Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and killed last week, usually remains closed after school in the afternoon, but the rapist managed to unlock the room.
Who gave him the key to the locked room? The question now hangs over the rape-murder investigation. according to a report anandabazar.com, A few days after the incident, Dr Arunav Dutta Choudhury, head of the pulmonary department, said that on the fateful afternoon of August 8, classes in the seminar room continued till 4 pm.
Dr Dutta Choudhury, who was the dean eight days before the incident, said: “After the afternoon classes, the seminar room is usually locked and the key is given to the ward in-charge. I cannot say who took her key.
Krishna Saha, director of nursing, said the keys are usually kept in a box with the head nurse and are returned with prior notification by the doctor so outsiders have no chance of taking them. However, Saha said, “I don't know who took the keys that day.”
sources revealed anandabazar.com There is a nurse storage room in the seminar room, and the key is also with the sister in charge.
An official from the National Human Rights Commission visited the hospital and spoke to the principal. Dr Dutta Chaudhry and medical unit heads Sumit Ray Tapadar and Krishna Saha were summoned. The staff checked the duty registration list of the pulmonary medicine ward and asked who was on duty when they were notified and how they learned the news. The head of the department said that they only learned of the incident the next morning (August 9). Nursing supervisor Krishna Saha said the shift supervisor was informed of the incident on August 9 through a Grade 4 employee. However, the key has not been returned and its history has not yet been revealed.
The 31-year-old's doctor's autopsy found large amounts of fluid, possibly semen, in her body, suggesting she may have been abused by more than one person.
Responding to the speculation, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal said: “We never said there is only one person (accused). We said we are waiting for scientific evidence and it will take time. I cannot arrest one person based on mere rumours. As a young PG student, this goes against my conscience.
One media report cited a petition filed by the woman's parents in the Calcutta High Court, while another cited a doctor who said the autopsy report mentioned that the vaginal swab contained 151 milligrams of fluid.
The doctor's family told the gruesome details of the crime on camera, saying when they saw her naked body her legs were spread at 90 degrees. Details from the media autopsy report showed cuts on the victim's hands and face. A violent blow caused shards of glass from her glasses to break and enter her eyes, the report said. Head and neck injuries were reported. Amid growing outrage, the Calcutta High Court has handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
