The RG Kar rape and murder victim’s mother has claimed that she suffered a head injury in police action this morning during a protest rally to Nabanna, the state secretariat that houses the office of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ was called by the parents of the doctor to mark a year since the horrific incident. Chaos unfolded when the demonstrators tried to breach the iron wall barricades and were lathi-charged by the police.
The victim’s mother said she sustained a head injury in the police action. Her ‘shankha’, a traditional conch shell bangle, was also broken in the clash, she alleged. “Why are they stopping us? All we want is to reach secretariat and seek justice for my daughter,” news agency PTI quoted her as saying.
Her husband alleged that despite having a court permission for the rally, they were stopped from joining the march.
The young doctor’s rape-murder at the state-run RG Kar hospital last year had shaken the country, prompting doctors across the country to voice their concerns and go on a strike. Sanjay Roy, a civic police volunteer, was convicted in the case this January and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The parents of the victim, however, are not convinced with the trial. They recently met CBI chief Praveen Sood in Delhi and expressed their dissatisfaction with the agency’s probe in the rape-murder of their daughter.
Back in Kolkata, they took out a massive rally to Nabanna, hoping to meet the Chief Minister. Sensing a massive turnout, the police had made tight security arrangements along the route, especially in Howrah district where Nabanna is located.