Kolkata doctor rape case: ‘Body fluid measured in ml and not gm…,’ TMC’s Mahua Moitra busts 4 ‘fake news’. Read here

Amid the protest over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee female doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday pointed out some facts that have been irresponsibly reported by some media houses and are now being widely shared on social media. 

On ‘150 grams of bodily fluids’ mentioned in many media reports, Moitra explained that the autopsy report mentioned the weight of the inner and outer genitalia, which was close to 150 grams. She further clarified that fluids are measured in millilitres and responsible media houses must carry out due diligence in reportage.

On evidence being tampered with at the place of occurrence (PO), she said, “It has been sealed off and only the police and CBI have access to it.”

On construction work starting immediately at the crime scene, she noted that the health secretary spoke to students who said there was a need for toilets in the hospital immediately. “The work started at a different place of the students’ choosing. The PO is entirely separate.” 

The TMC MP also denied the reports that an inquiry committee was being set up to analyse the mental health and psychiatric condition of the victim. She clarified that a five-member enquiry committee was set up as per standard operating procedure (SOP) to see if there were any lapses on the part of the hospital.

Brutal rape and murder of trainee doctor

The 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered inside the medical college in Kolkata where she worked on Friday, triggering nationwide protests among doctors and drawing parallels to the notorious gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012.

The doctor had retired to sleep on a piece of carpet in a seminar room at the RG Kar Medical College after a marathon 36-hour shift, given the lack of dorms or resting rooms for doctors on the premises, her colleagues told Reuters.

She was found dead on Friday. Police said she had been raped and murdered and a police volunteer was subsequently arrested in connection with the crime.