Last Updated on 16/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Mob attack on RG Kar Hospital: The Calcutta High Court has expressed its displeasure over the vandalism that took place at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on the night of August 14. The High Court has called this incident a proof of the complete failure of the state machinery and has ordered the closure of RG Kar Hospital and has ordered the patients to be shifted to other hospitals.
The bench headed by the Chief Justice has severely reprimanded the police, administration and the government. The High Court said that how will the doctors work fearlessly in such a situation? On the other hand, we will tell you the whole story of this horrific attack on the hospital, knowing which you will be shocked.
The Calcutta High Court has made a strong comment on this matter. The High Court has termed the government as a failure. The Chief Justice asked the state government what are you doing after this incident? What steps were taken as a precaution? Senior advocate Vikas Ranjan Bhattacharya, appearing on behalf of the government, said that instructions were given for a CBI inquiry at 3 pm. As far as the steps taken to deal with the vandalism are concerned, a crowd of 7000 people suddenly gathered there, then tear gas was released, policemen were injured.
The High Court said that usually if people enter the hospital, the police has to be present there in case of emergency. If 7000 people enter, it is difficult to believe that there is no failure of the state. If 7000 people had to come, they could not have come on foot. This is a complete failure of the state machinery.
The state government said that we have taken care of everything now. We are trying to identify and arrest the accused. The court reprimanded and said why all this after the incident? Why did the state not pay attention to this earlier? The court said angrily that if 7000 people gathered then it is 100 percent failure of the administration. If 15 people entered then we can understand that there was a lapse in security. On this the government clarified that we did not say that there were 7000 people.
The court asked the government to file an affidavit. The state government’s lawyer said that we are also saddened by this incident. On this the court said that we have heard you. Record it on record. We have received many messages about vandalism. Why did this incident happen? Why did people enter and vandalize? These things are not understandable. Is this a failure of law and order? You should understand what pain the common people of the state are going through. Something should be done which creates confidence in the minds of the public and the court. The court made a harsh comment and said that let’s shift every patient to another hospital. Close the hospital, everyone will be safe. Close the hospital, is this the best?
Now let’s talk about the night of the attack. What happened in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital on the night between 14th and 15th August was horrific. A crowd of rioters suddenly entered the hospital and caused such destruction that everyone was terrified. The attackers did not even spare the protestors’ stage, police post and emergency building. Now the question is, was this attack part of a pre-planned conspiracy? Is there someone who wants to crush this movement? Is there someone who wants to erase the evidence of this incident? If yes, then who is that person?
Meyeder Raat Dokhol. That is, girls’ night. On Wednesday night, 14th August, the agenda of the protesting students of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital was something like this. The girls, angry with the rape and murder of their colleague and friend, were going to express their views on this night, but before that could happen, something happened.
Suddenly, a crowd of hundreds of rioters attacked the Medical College Hospital and caused such destruction that everyone, from the employees working in the hospital to the patients, were left breathless. Even the policemen deployed in the hospital found it difficult to save their lives. Whoever got the chance, ran there and tried to save himself from the mob. The attack was such that the attackers smashed the ticket counter of the emergency department of the hospital, Hybrid Critical Care Unit i.e. HCCEU, Critical Care Unit i.e. CCEU, medical store room and many other important parts. They caused terrible destruction. From windows, doors to cupboards, beds, furniture, as well as ceiling fans on the roof, everything was smashed. And the mob even uprooted the police post present in the hospital premises.
At first, for a while, people could not understand what was happening. Is this crowd bent on vandalism and uproar a part of the protesters or are they outsiders? What could be the reason for such a violent attack? But when the attackers themselves started breaking and destroying the stage of the protesters and the chairs and fans placed on it, then people understood that the attackers were outsiders who wanted to harm the protest going on in the hospital and the protesters.
After this, the attackers entered the emergency building of the hospital and reached the upper floors through the stairs and lift. The vandalism and chaos continued there too. Seeing the angry crowd, the condition of the policemen deployed to protect the crime scene of rape and murder became such that they had to plead with the hospital staff for their safety. Many policemen even took off their uniforms to protect themselves so that they could not be identified. But coincidentally, despite reaching very close to the crime scene, the attackers failed to tamper with it.
However, after this incident, it spread rapidly on social media that the attackers completely destroyed the scene of crime in the emergency building of the hospital and erased the evidence of the crime. Obviously, a series of political allegations and counter-allegations started regarding this. Even the Kolkata Police had to give its clarification regarding the scene of crime, but people’s questions remained as they were. In these circumstances, Aaj Tak first reached the seminar hall where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered on the intervening night of 8 and 9 August.
Now the question is what was the intention of the attackers behind this vandalism? Did they want to scare the protesting students and remove them from the protest? Or was the real intention of the attackers to destroy the scene of crime and erase all the evidence? Could it be that the attackers were venting their anger against the hospital administration and the system? Obviously, now the police have to find answers to these questions to know the truth of midnight. Because a crowd of so many people cannot gather together suddenly, it is obvious that there is someone behind this crowd, who is the mastermind behind bringing so many people to the hospital and instigating them to attack the hospital. At present, the police is searching for that mastermind.
If these attackers wanted to force the protesting students to withdraw from the movement by attacking them, then the needle of suspicion turns towards the ruling party Trinamool Congress, because this movement has become a noose around Trinamool’s neck at the moment. Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly Shubhendu Adhikari has also made similar allegations. However, Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, while supporting the protesters, has demanded immediate legal action against those who attacked the hospital without any discrimination. In such a situation, everyone seems to be against the attackers, but no one has an answer to who the attacker is at the moment.
Currently, Kolkata Police has arrested around 12 people in this connection and is interrogating them. Along with this, Kolkata Police has also floated some pictures of the attackers on social media and appealed to the people to give clues about them. Police has said that there were many people in the crowd of attackers who reached the hospital wearing half pants, T-shirts or just vests, so there is a suspicion that these people did not come from far away, but they were people from the nearby area, who were prepared for the attack and brought here. But the amazing thing is that now Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal has started blaming the media for this entire chaos.
However, the biggest question that still remains in the game of blaming each other for the midnight uproar is who is behind the vandalism in the hospital? Who is angry with the protesters? And who wants to hide the truth of this matter? Because looking at the method and time of the attack, one thing is clear that this attack did not happen suddenly, but there was a well-planned conspiracy behind it.
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