Last Updated on 15/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
A large number of protesters gathered outside Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on Wednesday. Late in the night, the crowd turned violent and entered the hospital. The protesters not only vandalised vehicles parked in the premises but also destroyed the emergency ward inside the hospital.
The mob also targeted police vehicles and pelted stones at the policemen. The police resorted to lathicharge and tear gas shells to disperse the mob, in which several people were reportedly injured. The Kolkata Police Commissioner has blamed a false media campaign for this.
‘The uproar was caused by a false media campaign’
Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal said, ‘Whatever happened here is due to a false media campaign. This is a malicious media campaign. What did Kolkata Police not do? The police did everything in this case. We tried our best to satisfy the family but rumours are being spread.’
Vineet Goyal said, ‘I am very angry. We have not done anything wrong. Kolkata Police has lost the trust of the people because of the malicious media campaign. We never said that there is only one person (accused), we have said that we are waiting for scientific evidence and it takes time. Just on the basis of rumours, I cannot arrest a young PG student. There is a lot of media pressure, I am very clear that we have done what is right.’
‘Wrong propaganda is being spread’
He said, ‘Now the CBI is investigating this. We will fully assist the CBI. False propaganda is being done.’ The Kolkata Police Commissioner has appealed to the people that ‘please do not spread rumours. We are investigating. We are continuously questioning all the people.’
The commissioner said, ‘On the first night the additional CP was here and he questioned everyone personally. I think this whole city is a loser, not just Vineet Goyal… you should ask the CBI what kind of work the officers have done in these four days and this is what the city gave them. This is demoralizing for them.’
‘The person responsible should be identified within 24 hours’
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said, ‘The hooliganism and vandalism at RG Kar tonight crossed all limits. As a public representative, I have just spoken to the Kolkata Police Commissioner and urged him to ensure that everyone responsible for today’s violence is identified, held accountable and brought to justice within the next 24 hours, irrespective of their political affiliation.’ He said that the demands of the protesting doctors are fair and legitimate. This is what they should expect from the government. Their safety should be given priority.
‘We had to run to save our lives’
Hasan Mushtaq, a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, said, ‘We were about to leave the protest site at 11 pm. But, there was a group of people outside the campus, they were shouting slogans – ‘We want Justice’, but they were not leaving from there.’
He said, ‘The mob got violent and they were trying to enter the campus. Suddenly they entered and started vandalizing. We had already told our women team to leave from there. As soon as they left, the mob broke the barricade and entered inside and we had to run away from there to save our lives.’
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)