Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal.
In Kolkata, violent mobs vandalized vehicles and medical colleges and hospitals. After which, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, who reached the scene, attacked the media. He said I am very angry, what happened should not have happened. We did what was right. Now this case has been handed over to CBI. He alleged that a motivated media campaign was being run, which was unfortunate for Kolkata.
Talking to the media, Goyal said, My DCP who was trying to stop me is unconscious. Everything that has happened here is wrong, it’s all because of a media driven campaign. As far as the Kolkata Police is concerned, what have we not done?
Let us tell you that this statement by the Kolkata Police Commissioner came when a mob barged into the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital premises, damaged the protest site and public property, forcing security officials to disperse the crowd. Goyal said that the Kolkata Police had done everything under their orders and had also arrested the main accused in the doctor’s rape and murder case. He said that in this case my people have worked day and night to collect evidence. The best evidence he has gathered.
He further said that he is extremely upset with the rumors being spread on the issue. He said that due to the motivated media campaign people have lost faith in the Kolkata Police. The commissioner said that we have tried to satisfy the family of the deceased but false rumors are being spread. We have never said that only one person is accused, rather we are waiting for scientific evidence. And it takes time. I cannot arrest a young PG student just based on rumours. This is against my conscience.
He said that there is a lot of media pressure in this case, although I am very clear that what we have done is right, now the CBI is investigating it. We will fully support this. There is false propaganda that bones are broken, this does and does happen, unfortunately, this is not supported by scientific evidence. We wanted the students to form a committee of seven members on Sunday so that they can share everything with them but till date they have not come with the committee. He said that we did not try to save anyone.
Let us tell you that the mob also vandalized the Kolkata Police car. Speaking to ANI, its driver Badyu Zaman said that the mob came suddenly and damaged the car. I was standing next to my car when a brick hit my back. On August 9, a trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The victim’s family has alleged that she was raped and killed. After this incident, doctors have started a nationwide protest.
