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THE RG.KAR RAPE CASE KOLKATA 2024—
A CASE WHERE “JUSTICE IS QUESTIONED”
Author's Corner
Background of
the Incident and
Victim Profile
The victim, a 31-year-old female
postgraduate trainee doctor, specifically a
second-year PG student at the esteemed
R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in
Name: Keennori Banerjee Kolkata, was a figure of profound
& Sania Mistry vocational commitment. Critically,
preceding the tragic events, she had
endured an exceptionally arduous 36-hour
shift, a pervasive yet alarming reality
within the medical fraternity, particularly
The Forensic
for trainees, which significantly amplifies
Findings their physical and mental exhaustion,
thereby rendering them acutely vulnerable.
Upon the discovery of the body on The grim chronology of events
August 9, 2024, at approximately culminating in the discovery of her body
9:30 AM IST, the semi-nude state commenced on the evening of August 8,
of the victim and the visible 2024. Following a shared repast with her
bleeding from her eyes, mouth, and colleagues, the victim sought rest in a
genitals provided immediate and seminar hall located within the hospital
undeniable evidence of a violent premises, a necessary retreat after her
crime, contradicting any initial extraordinarily prolonged duty. The
suggestions of a natural death. The subsequent morning, on August 9, 2024, at
autopsy report established that the approximately 9:30 IST(Indian Standard
victim had been raped and sexually Time), her lifeless form was tragically
assaulted before her death, which discovered in the aforementioned seminar
was caused by strangulation. The hall in a semi-nude state, exhibiting
report detailed numerous injuries, discernible hemorrhaging from her ocular,
