Kolkata rape and murder: Junior doctor’s mother claims family was offered money, accuses CM of lying

The mother of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday of lying about offering money to the family, India Today reported.

Earlier in the day, Banerjee rejected claims that the police attempted to bribe the doctor’s parents, calling it “slander” against the Trinamool Congress government in the state. She was speaking at an administrative review meeting in the state secretariat.

“The chief minister is lying,” the mother of the junior doctor said in response. “She [Banerjee] said that you will get the compensation, and you can build something in memory of your daughter. I had said then that when my daughter gets justice, I will come to your office and take the compensation.”

The 31-year-old trainee doctor was found dead at the state-run medical institute on August 9. The incident sparked protests across the country. The doctors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been protesting for nearly a month.

On Monday, the trainee doctor’s mother claimed that the chief minister was attempting to “strangle” the protests, India Today reported.

“It is like my daughter was strangled and evidence was destroyed,” she said. “Until we get justice, we will stay on the road.”

This came days after Banerjee’s remarks that she does...

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