Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Family reveals chilling details of August 9 tragedy

The family of the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, recounted the harrowing ordeal they suffered upon learning of the tragedy.

In an interview with Lallantop, the family alleged that they were informed that their daughter had committed suicide and were left waiting outside the hospital for three hours before being allowed to see her body.

The father recounted that the initial call from the hospital claimed their daughter had died by suicide, demanding their immediate presence.

Initially, the Kolkata Police had suspected it to be a suicide, but later changed its version.

A relative of the victim, who went with the parents to the hospital, said the victim's mother was inconsolable after learning about her daughter.

“The parents begged before the hospital authorities to show them their daughter's face. But still they were made to wait for three hours,” the relative is heard saying in the interview to India Today.

"After a three-hour wait, the father was finally allowed to see his daughter's body. He was only permitted to take a photograph, which he showed the family upon returning. The relative described the horrific scene: the victim was naked, her legs positioned at a 90-degree angle, an injury that could only occur from a severe pelvic fracture," India Today quoted the relative as saying.

Reacting to the interview, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “This is the most gut wrenching and heartbreaking retelling of what the parents of the lady PGT doctor in RG Kar Medical College went through and what her parents faced.”

“The fast track courts should not just punish the accused but also those who attempted to cover up the crime by falsely claiming it as a suicide. Given the horrific nature of the crime, nothing short of death penalty should be the case made by CBI,” she added.

What The Autopsy Showed

The post-mortem examination has revealed horrific details of the trainee doctor's ordeal, including evidence of severe genital trauma.

The report specified that the accused, Sanjoy Roy, had hit her so hard that the glasses of her spectacles shatteredpiercing her eyes.

The report further stated, “Both her eyes and mouth were bleeding and injuries over the face. The victim also had bleeding from her private parts. She also has injuries in her belly, left leg, neck, in her right hand, ring finger and lips.”

The body of the woman post-graduate trainee was found in the hospital's seminar room of West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday morning.

Sanjoy Roy, an outsider frequenting the hospital premises, was arrested on Saturday (Aug 10).

The post-mortem report indicates that the trainee doctor was brutally assaulted and sexually abused before being murdered by strangulation. Authorities estimate the time of death to be between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday (Aug 9).

(With inputs from agencies)