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The trainee doctor was found dead with severe injury marks in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College on August 9. (Image: PTI File)
Kolkata Police strongly refuted the claims circulating on social media that the bedsheet, which was used to cover the body of a trainee doctor, was changed during the investigation
Amid the ongoing debate regarding the colour of the bedsheet that was used to cover the body of the trainee doctor, the Kolkata Police on Thursday strongly objected to the claims and said that the accusations that the bedsheet was changed during the investigation are completely “baseless”.
The controversy gained traction after several reports and news channels claimed that the colour of the bedsheet covering the body of the 31-year-old doctor had mysteriously changed from blue to green.
Responding to the ongoing reports, Indira Mukherjee, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Central Division, Kolkata Police, said, “Today, we have seen that there are few video clips which are viral on social media as well as in some television channels wherein there is a discussion that probably the colour of the curtain bedsheet which was used to cover the body was of a different colour than the previously declared color that was blue.”
“Our photography and videography session started at around 12:25 pm on that particular day, and the photography and videography were done in phases, not only during the seizure process but during the inquest, as well as when the forensic team arrived. During this time, whatever records are available with us. I can unequivocally say that the colour of the bed sheet that was used to cover the body was blue in colour,” she added.
The Deputy Commissioner further stated that the claims that are circulating on social media are not true and that the data was duly handed over to the CBI.
What is The Controversy Around Bedsheet?
According to the reports, it has been claimed that the junior doctors and the parents of the trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College provided conflicting statements, mentioning a different colour of the bedsheet. The junior doctors stated that the body was covered with a blue sheet, while the parents of the victim claimed they saw a green bedsheet when they saw their daughter’s body hours later.
Notably, the victim’s father during an interview with a TV channel accused the police and hospital authorities of tampering with evidence, alleging that the position of his daughter’s body and the sheet’s color had been altered.
The horrific rape and murder case of the trainee doctor’s was transferred to the CBI after it was claimed that the Kolkata Police tampered with the evidence and did not probe the case effectively.
The doctor was found dead with severe injury marks in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College on August 9, where she had gone to rest during her night shift. The case was transferred from Kolkata Police to the CBI following an order from the Calcutta High Court.
