Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Parents Of Victim Claim Cops Tried To Bribe Them

The family of the trainee doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month, accused the police of attempting to suppress the case by hastily cremating their daughter's body.

The victim's father made serious allegations against the Kolkata Police, stating that they even attempted to bribe the family.

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"The police, from the very beginning, tried to hush up the case. We were not allowed to see the body and had to wait at the police station while the body was taken for post-mortem examinations. Later, when the body was handed over to us, a senior police official offered us money, which we immediately declined," the victim's father told PTI.

The 31-year-old trainee doctor's body was discovered on August 9 in a semi-naked state in the seminar hall of the medical college.

A day later, Kolkata Police arrested the main suspect, Sanjay Roy, after CCTV footage captured him entering the building around the time of the crime. His Bluetooth headphones were also found near the crime scene, further implicating him.

Investigators revealed that Roy had brutally assaulted and sexually violated the victim before killing her by strangulation and smothering.

Outraged by the crime, the victim's parents joined a protest organized by junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College on Wednesday night, demanding justice for their daughter.

The protests extended beyond the hospital, with widespread anger erupting across the country. Junior doctors led the protests, accusing the police of mishandling the case.

On Tuesday, a delegation of junior doctors symbolically presented a hand-made artificial spine to Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, urging him to "grow a backbone" and demanding his resignation for the lapses in handling the investigation.

The protests saw a unique form of solidarity across West Bengal. Thousands of women took part in the 'Reclaim the Night' march, demanding justice for the victim and an end to violence against women.

In an unprecedented act of civic solidarity on Wednesday night, residents in Kolkata turned off their lights at 9 pm for an hour and took to the streets with candles, a powerful symbol of their demand for justice.

The case took a crucial turn when the Calcutta High Court intervened, transferring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a week after the incident, a decision that offered a glimmer of hope to the victim's family and the protesting doctors who continued to demand accountability from authorities.