West Bengal – Widespread agitations erupt across state as goons attack people protesting brutal rape and murder of a doctor

Kolkata. People across all sections of society gathered on the streets to protest the brutal rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar Medical College. When a large number of people were protesting outside RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata at midnight, a batch of goons attacked the protest Mancha of the doctors. They were alleged to be disguised in the crowd. The goons destroyed the infrastructure, equipment, and medicines of the RG Kar Medical College and they also destroyed the male and female wards.

Initially, police who were present were forced to take shelter but later large force of police arrived at the place. Many police personnel were injured including the Deputy Commissioner (North) of Kolkata Police while controlling the goons. Many arrests were made by the police.

BJP and other political parties and common citizens and intelligentsia have strongly condemned the attack on the peaceful protesters at the RG Kar Medical College.

Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari has said in a social media message that the goons were affiliated to the ruling Trinamool Congress and they came intending to destroy the evidence of the murder case. He has appealed to the governor of West Bengal to intervene immediately in the matter.

West Bengal governor Dr. CV Ananda Bose has visited RG Kar Medical College. He has spoken to the protesting doctors and took stock of the situation. The governor has been briefed about the goon attack on the protesting doctors and the hospital facilities. He assured that the culprits of the rape and murder case will be punished.