Medical Student's Mysterious Death Sparks Calls For CBI Probe in Kolkata

A 31-year-old postgraduate medical student's death at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, ignited protests and political demands for a CBI investigation. Her body was discovered with signs of possible foul play, prompting accusations and a need for justice.

A 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was found dead at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday morning, leading to a candlelight march organized by a group of students in the evening.

The death of the second-year medical student has ignited a political controversy in West Bengal. BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul has called for a CBI investigation and a re-postmortem by a Central Government hospital. She claimed, "The condition in which her body was found, completely naked with bruises all over it, suggests she was raped and then murdered. We demand a CBI investigation. You can't conduct a postmortem after the evening, but they did it here. If the postmortem is done under the state system, the truth will be buried."

Paul continued to press for a re-postmortem, adding, "We want a re-postmortem by a central government hospital. This is all we demand so that she gets justice." The body of the medical student was later taken from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to her residence.