The West Bengal branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed serious concerns over the role of Kolkata Police in the investigation into the death of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
The recent doubt has stemmed from the photos of a crowded seminar room where the body was discovered have gone viral on social media.
IMA has questioned the Kolkata Police on the presence of so many people in the seminar room. It wonders how so many people were allowed to enter the crime scene and allegations that the scene may have been “altered”.
The IMA, in its post on social media, pointed out that Dr Avik De, whom the police identified as a fingerprint expert at the scene, is a first-year Post Graduate Trainee in the Surgery Department of SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
IMA has questioned how De could be considered a fingerprint expert and highlighted controversies surrounding his admission to the PG course, alleging that false documentation may have been used to secure his spot.
Taking to social media, raising its questions, “Please let us know when the great Dr Avik De became Finger Print Expert? (As stated by Kolkata Police). As we all know, he is a 1st year Post Graduate Trainee of Surgery Department of SSKM Hospital”.
It further observed, “We also know that there are a lot of controversies regarding his getting admission in PG course. It is said that though Dr Avik De worked as RMO in Burdwan Medical College, but the then Principal of that College Dr Kaustav Nayek gave him a false Certificate mentioning that he worked in Anamoy Hospital, just to get him Service Quota for PG admission, manipulating all the official papers. And in return without declaring the result of the 1st interview or cancelling the same, Dr Kaustav Nayek was made DME through a 2nd interview, superseding many other senior & eligible Principals”.
The IMA has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate De’s presence at the crime scene, noting that he has no official connection to RG Kar Hospital.
The Kolkata Police, however, have denied any wrongdoing.
During a press briefing on Friday, Mukherjee stated, “We are talking about the photo in question. The area is cordoned off. Behind the cordon is the body. I can tell you the names of all the people who are in the picture. They were all part of the investigation team. At no point in time could anybody enter this area who was not authorised. Nobody entered who was not associated with the investigation process.”
The case involves the alleged rape and murder of the trainee doctor, whose body was found in the seminar hall on August 9. The prime suspect, Sanjay Roy, was arrested the following day. Protests have erupted in response to the incident, and on August 14, miscreants vandalised parts of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where the body was found.
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