The family of the Kolkata rape and murder victim joined the ongoing protests at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on September 4, 2024, and they accused the Kolkata Police of attempting to cover up the case by hastily cremating the doctor’s body.

The parents of the deceased, whose body was found at the state-run hospital on August 9, 2024, demanded justice and claimed that a senior police officer tried to bribe them after the incident was reported.

"From the outset, the police tried to suppress the case. We were not allowed to see the body and had to wait at the police station while it was taken for post-mortem. Later, when the body was handed over to us, a senior officer offered us money, which we refused," said the victim's father, The Tribune reported.

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Meanwhile, the Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the CBI in mid-August, following the family’s allegations.

The parents of the Kolkata rape and murder victim, supporting the junior doctors’ fight for justice, joined the protests that have spread across the state since August 10.

Various sectors have united in demanding justice for the victim.

It may be mentioned here that the CBI arrested Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on September 2, 2024, for alleged financial misconduct.

On September 3, 2024, the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed a state anti-rape bill.

As per reports the bill seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim’s death or leave her in a vegetative state, and a life sentence without parole for other perpetrators.

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