Kolkata rape case. A trainee doctor was raped and brutally murdered at the Kar Medical College. The incident has sparked protests across the country and has been condemned by various social organisations. The doctors and other staff of the hospital also staged a protest over the issue. The hospital authorities have filed a police complaint in connection with the incident.
The violence took place on the ground floor of the emergency building of the hospital. As a result of the violence, windows of the hospital were broken, medical equipment was damaged, beds were broken, medicine rooms were destroyed. Hundreds of people reached the hospital after midnight on August 15. They chased the protesters and attacked them. He then entered the emergency room. The rooms on the ground floor were ransacked with sticks and hammers. The police did not help the protesters.
We are terrified
"We were attacked in the morning. The police ran away from us. The goons beat up some of us and vandalised the area. We're terrified. They tried to attack us, but our spirit of protest is still intact, "the protesting doctors said on condition of anonymity.
Hundreds of women gathered under the Reclaim the Night campaign in Kolkata and other cities of the state. At that moment, the crowd erupted. The body of the 31-year-old doctor was found last week in a seminar room on the fourth floor of the emergency building. According to the police, the mob that entered the building in the early hours of Thursday did not go up to the fourth floor.
Entire hospital
On the ground floor, the cardiology emergency department, admission room, medical officer's room, tele-neuro medicine room, nurses' room and emergency ward were vandalised. Thieves entered the shop by breaking the lock of the shop. The ENT department was also destroyed.
Computers, laptops, lights and fans were broken in all the rooms. The bathrooms were destroyed. Chairs and beds meant for patients and their attendants were also vandalised. The doctor, who was at the protest site when the vandalism took place, said, "We have been holding a peaceful protest for the last six days. We called the police for help. Criminals were targeting us. "
A nurse who participated in the protest said, "We were helpless last night. How do we work like this? The administration and police should ensure our safety. ”
