'Police tried to hush up case, bribe us': Father of Kolkata doctor

Kolkata: The parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College Hospital have alleged that the Kolkata police attempted to suppress the case and that a senior police official offered them a bribe, which they immediately refused.

Family members of the doctor joined the protesting medics at RG Kar hospital on Wednesday and accused the Kolkata Police of attempting to suppress the case by hurriedly cremating the body of the doctor.

Participating in the protests at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of their daughter was recovered on August 9, the parents demanded justice and accused a senior police officer of trying to bribe them after the incident came to light.

According to the PTI report, the father of the deceased doctor said, “The police, from the very beginning, tried to hush up the case. We were not allowed to see the body and had to wait at the police station while the body was taken for post-mortem examinations. Later, when the body was handed over to us, a senior police official offered us money, which we immediately declined”.