At RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, which is at the centre of the murder-rape case, is facing another controversy. The death of 28-year-old Bikram Bhattacharjee on September 6, is being pegged on the ongoing protests.
On August 9, a 31-year-old female doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar and since then, several protests across the nation ensued, including at the hospital.
What about the current case?
After being hit by a truck in a road accident, the youngster was brought to RG Kar and allegedly died due to non-treatment on September 6. Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Abhishek Banerjee tweeted about the same on September 6, saying, "If the protest has to continue, it should be done constructively, with empathy and humanity, ensuring no more lives are put at risk through inaction or neglect." The MP also stated that the patient had been bleeding for three hours.
Joint Platform of Doctors, West Bengal, issued a statement against the remarks of the MP, demanding unconditional apology.
"This statement is categorically false and misleading. The young male patient, suffering from polytrauma due to a tragic road accident, was referred to a higher center from Srirampur and was received at R.G. Kar Medical College promptly at 9:10 AM on the same day, September 6, 2024. The doctors on duty immediately attended to him and continued to provide medical care at several intervals until his unfortunate demise at 12:30 PM, as noted in the provisional death certificate (PM No. RG 2400791300, dated 6.9.2024). The bed head tickets as well as the statement of the MSVP of RGKMCH will categorically substantiate our claim and refute your post", stated the letter.
"Contrary to your claim, the patient did not "bleed for 3 hours without receiving medical attention", they also said.
