RG Kar victim's father files complaint alleging police assault on wife during protest
The father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim has filed a complaint against Kolkata Police. The complaint concerns the alleged assault on his wife during the 'Nabanna Abhijaan' march. He claims police injured her forehead and hand. Kolkata Police have acknowledged the complaint and are investigating the matter. They are reviewing footage to determine what occurred.
PTI Howrah: Protestors take part in a march to the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' to mark the completion of one year of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital, in Howrah district of West Bengal. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_09_2025_000291A) Kolkata: The RG Kar rape and murder victim's father has lodged a complaint against Kolkata Police over the assault on his wife during the August 9 'Nabanna Abhijaan' (state secretariat) march.Kolkata Police on Tuesday said that they have received a complaint in this regard through an email sent at the Shakespeare Sarani police station.'We have verified all footage and we have not found anything. We will still continue to probe all angles in this matter. We have received an email. We are doing an inquiry,' senior IPS Miraj Khalid said. Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma on Sunday had said injury of the victim's mother was 'regrettabale' and all possible angles will be probed by the Kolkata Police. In the complaint, the victim's father has alleged that the victim's mother received injuries on her forehead and hand. He pointed out that the police hit her on the head and back.Victim's mother was hospitalized in a private hospital on Saturday and was discharged on Sunday.
Complaint has been received in New Market Police station, a Lalbazar Police official confirmed.'We are probing how the victim's mother received the injuries. We will enquire and then lodge an FIR if needed,' Khalid said.He clarified that there was no permission from police for 'Nabanna Abhijaan' and that police had suggested alternative locations for the protest.'Many police were beaten and some have bene injured. One Deputy Commisisoner-SSD Guard was injured and he received head injury,' the Kolkata Police official said.'We have lodged an FIR as my wife was injured,' Abhaya's father said. Parents of Abhaya, RG Kar postgraduate doctor, who was raped and murdered last year on August 9, claimed that they were allegedly beaten up on Saturday by Kolkata Police while they were protesting and seeking justice for their daughter.Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma on Sunday said that they are examining the footage of the CCTV cameras and video footage to ascertain whether the victim's mother was beaten.The parents of the victim, giving a call for August 9, appealed to all political parties, except the ruling Trinamool Congress, to join in the procession without their flags, demanding justice for their daughter on her death anniversary.
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