A medical student (31) was raped and murdered in a government hospital in August in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal. The victim’s parents started a bike rally in Kolkata on Sunday to commemorate 100 days of the brutal crime against their daughter.
The victim’s parents interrupted the demonstration organized by the activist group Abhaya Manch from their home. A total of 100 cyclists and 100 torch-bearing protesters participated in the march, some of whom carried national flags, while others chanted slogans such as “We want justice, we will not give up until we get justice.”
The bike rally started from the victim’s house, passed by RG Kar Hospital and ended at Shyambazar intersection in Kolkata.
At the end of the demonstration, 100 torches were handed out to the representatives of all districts. They will carry the symbol of the torches to their districts. Those attending the rally observed 100 seconds of silence in honor of the deceased (a doctor in training), whose body was found in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
‘If we don’t get justice…’
Before the start of the demonstration, the victim’s father said: “We will get justice, there is no reason to be disappointed. We have to continue the movement in the right way. If we don’t get justice, we will take it away.” “
The victim’s mother said: “Not just 100 days, but we count every minute, every second and every day in the hope that justice will be served. That phone call on August 9 lit a fire in our hearts, which still burns today”. “.
Doctors and members of Abhaya Manch expressed their displeasure towards the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the slow progress in the Abhaya case and vowed to continue their fight for justice.
Demand for a quick investigation
Dr Purnabrata Guna, a senior member of the protest, said: “We must continue the fight until Abhaya gets justice. We were hoping that the CBI would expedite the investigation, but it did not happen. If there were no continuous protests, then an investigation would be made. investigation. “The pace will slow down.”
Many speakers at the program demanded the CBI to expedite its investigation. Another prominent protester, Dr Jyotirmoy, confirmed the doctors’ commitment. He said: “We will not stop until we get justice. We have faced the heat, the rain, the festivals and now the winter, our fight continues.”
Meanwhile, Dr Ujjwal Banerjee, a senior member of the movement, recently condemned the transfer of two protesting doctors from Jalpaiguri to Murshidabad. Banerjee said, “We demand an apology from the health department and withdrawal of this order. We will not be deterred by such actions.”
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Abhay Manch has decided to keep pressure on the authorities until significant action is taken in this regard. A day after the incident, Kolkata police arrested civic volunteer Sanjay Roy. Roy has been charged under Articles 103(1) (punishment for murder), Article 64 (punishment for rape) and Article 66 (punishment for causing death or rendering a person in a persistent vegetative state) of the Code of Justice of India (BNS). Charges have been filed and proceedings are underway against them.
Last month, the CBI identified Roy as the “sole main accused” in its initial chargesheet, citing a possible “broader conspiracy” behind the crime.
