Kolkata rape-murder case: Victim’s father says they were forced to cremate her

The family and relatives of the victim joined the late-night agitation outside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the crime took place.

The Kolkata rape and murder of a trainee doctor continues to bring more people on roads with wide protests on the streets of West Bengal. The family and relatives of the victim also joined in the late night protests outside the hospital. The father of the 31-year-old deceased doctor, who worked at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the crime happened, has now claimed that they were forced to cremate her. The parents wanted to preserve their daughter’s body but couldn’t do so.

“Were forced to cremate her.”

The father of the victim has claimed that he wanted to preserve his daughter’s body, but he was forced to cremate her. The parents of the victim also accused the police of offering them money. He told reporters that 300-400 cops surrounded them after they returned home with her body. He said, as reported by NDTV, “We wanted the body preserved, but so much pressure was created. About 300-400 cops surrounded us. We returned home and found some 300 cops standing outside. They created such a situation that we were forced to cremate her.” He also said that the cremation took place in haste, and the family wasn’t asked to pay for it. Some cops also allegedly asked him to sign a blank sheet of paper, but he tore it up.

Police offered bribe?

When a senior police officer tried giving money, the father “replied accordingly.” He wondered why the hospital authorities told them she died by suicide and said he had to wait for over three hours before they could see the body. An aunt of the deceased doctor said, “When the body of the daughter was lying in front of the parents in the house, the police were offering money. Is this the humanity of the police?”

The aunt told ANI, “Until the last rites were not performed, 300-400 policemen surrounded us, but after it was performed, not a single policeman was seen there. What would the family do? How would they go home? Police took no responsibility. Police were active till the last rites were performed, and after that, they became completely inactive. When the body of the daughter was lying in front of the parents in the house and we were shedding tears, the police were offering money, is this the humanity of police? The Police were saying that they have fulfilled all their responsibilities. Is this what is called fulfilling the responsibility?”