Kolkata Horror: Abhaya's Parents Join Doctors' Protest, Allege Police 'Tried to Bribe Them'

Kolkata: As chorus grows for justice for Kolkata trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the parents of the victims also joined in the protest weeks after the horrific incident. In a shocking revelation, the aggrieved parents have alleged that the Kolkata Police initially tried to suppress the incident as they cremated their daughter's body in a hurry and also offered them a bribe to withdraw the case.

For the unversed, the doctor's semi naked body was recovered at RG Kar premises on August 9.

Narrating the ordeal from the protest site of RG Kar Hospital, the victim's father claimed the Tala Police forced them to cremate the body despite their (the family’s) repeated requested to not do so. He added that he along with his wife were made to wait for 3 hours outside the Seminar Hall where her daughter's body was found while others were moving in and out without restriction.

Cops Delayed FIR: Victim's Father

While crying foul, he also alleged that he approached the cops to file an FIR between 6-7pm but it was finally registered at 11.45pm.

“The police, from the very beginning, tried to hush up the case. We were not allowed to see the body and had to wait at the police station while the body was taken for post-mortem examinations. Later, when the body was handed over to us, a senior police official offered us money, which we immediately declined,” news agency PTI quoted victim's father as saying.

The information about the father's claims were shared by BJP leader Amit Malviya who also shared the video of the berieving father and one of her relatives as they narrated the ordeal.

It was mentioned in Malviya's tweet that it was DC North, who offered money to the father of rape and murder victim, to withdraw the case.

The tragedy-struck family is yet to figure out who gave permission and money for the cremation of their daughter.

Meanwhile, Malviya also claimed that 1 TMC MLA and 2 Councillors were mysteriously roaming around the crematorium, when the young lady doctor was cremated.

After several lapses on the part of West Bengal administration came to light, sparking massive furore across the country, the Calcutta High Court ordered the handover of the case to the CBI in the second week of August.

The parents of the postgraduate trainee stated that they joined the protest to support the junior doctors fighting for justice for their daughter.

Since the day after the horror unfolded, protests have continued to rock the state, with people from all walks of life demanding justice for the victim.

Further, the CBI on Monday arrested the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh, in connection with alleged financial misconduct at the establishment.

Additionally, the Mamata Banerjee-led the West Bengal government, which is under fire over allegations of botched up probe, passed the anti-rape 'Aparajita Bill' seeking capital punishment for rape convicts.