Kolkata Rape-Murder Victim's Family Under 'House Arrest', Says Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday made serious allegations regarding the treatment of the family of the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Chowdhury claimed that the parents of the deceased are being kept under virtual "house arrest" by the authorities.

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"I visited the family of the deceased doctor at their residence and spoke to them for a long time. The police have kept the family under house arrest. They are not allowing them to come out of the house on the pretext of various excuses. The police have created a barricade around them, the CISF has no clue about this," Chowdhury told reporters.

This statement comes amid ongoing protests by junior doctors, who have been on a cease-work strike since the tragic incident.

The victim's parents have alleged that more than one person was involved in the crime, intensifying the demands for a thorough investigation.

Chowdhury further accused the police, acting under the instructions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government, of attempting to bribe the victim's father to expedite the cremation of the body.

"The Kolkata Police following the directive of the state government had offered the father money while telling him that the body of his daughter be cremated without delay," he alleged.

The body of the post-graduate trainee doctor was discovered on August 9 in the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, sparking outrage across the state's medical community.

The doctors' protest, which demands justice for the victim and stronger security measures at medical institutions, has been ongoing since the discovery of the crime.

Chowdhury Stopped from Meeting Agitating Doctors at RG Kar Medical College

During his visit to RG Kar Hospital, Chowdhury was reportedly stopped by the police from meeting the agitating doctors.

The Congress leader slammed the police for their actions, stating, "I went there as a common person and not as a political leader, to express solidarity with them (the protesting doctors). But I was stopped from meeting them by the police... Had they shown this promptness earlier, our sister doctor would not have met this fate."

In connection with the crime, a civic volunteer of the Kolkata Police has been arrested.

Following the order from the Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation.