<p>New Delhi: The site where the 31-year-old doctor was allegedly raped and murdered in a Kolkata hospital underwent sudden renovations, potentially leading to tampering with evidence, the NCW has alleged, noting that the crime scene should have been sealed immediately by the police.</p>.<p>The NCW has revealed lapses in security, infrastructure, and the investigation surrounding the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.</p>.<p>The NCW’s inquiry revealed that no security guards were present during the incident, leaving on-call interns, doctors, and nurses without sufficient protection during night shifts.</p>.<p>Furthermore, the Committee reported potential evidence tampering, noting that the site where the crime allegedly took place was undergoing sudden renovations.</p>.Doctor rape-murder case highlights | West Bengal is facing bizarre situation: Governor Ananda Bose.<p>The crime scene, they emphasized, should have been sealed immediately by the police.</p>.<p>The hospital was also found to lack basic amenities for female medical staff, including poorly maintained washrooms, inadequate lighting, and a complete absence of security measures.</p>.<p>The findings come after the Commission took suo motu cognizance of the incident, which has shocked the nation.</p>.<p>Reacting to media reports the NCW initiated an inquiry into the case. On 10 August 2024, the Commission addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, demanding immediate action and a thorough investigation into the incident.</p>.<p>To ensure a comprehensive investigation, the NCW constituted a two-member Inquiry Committee, comprising NCW member Delina Khondgup and advocate Soma Chaudhary from the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority.</p>.<p>The Committee arrived in Kolkata on 12 August and has since been rigorously examining the circumstances surrounding the trainee doctor’s death.</p>.<p>The Committee’s preliminary findings revealed alarming lapses in the hospital’s security and infrastructure.</p>.<p>It found that no security guards were present during the incident, leaving on-call duty interns, doctors and nurses vulnerable during the night shifts.</p>.<p>Additionally, the hospital was found to lack basic amenities for female medical staff, with poorly maintained washrooms, inadequate lighting and no proper security measures in place.</p>.<p>The inquiry also highlighted serious concerns regarding the investigation. The questioning of the former Principal, who resigned after the incident, remains incomplete, the NCW said in its preliminary report.</p>.<p>The Committee urged that this aspect be thoroughly investigated without delay. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The site where the 31-year-old doctor was allegedly raped and murdered in a Kolkata hospital underwent sudden renovations, potentially leading to tampering with evidence, the NCW has alleged, noting that the crime scene should have been sealed immediately by the police.</p>.<p>The NCW has revealed lapses in security, infrastructure, and the investigation surrounding the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.</p>.<p>The NCW’s inquiry revealed that no security guards were present during the incident, leaving on-call interns, doctors, and nurses without sufficient protection during night shifts.</p>.<p>Furthermore, the Committee reported potential evidence tampering, noting that the site where the crime allegedly took place was undergoing sudden renovations.</p>.Doctor rape-murder case highlights | West Bengal is facing bizarre situation: Governor Ananda Bose.<p>The crime scene, they emphasized, should have been sealed immediately by the police.</p>.<p>The hospital was also found to lack basic amenities for female medical staff, including poorly maintained washrooms, inadequate lighting, and a complete absence of security measures.</p>.<p>The findings come after the Commission took suo motu cognizance of the incident, which has shocked the nation.</p>.<p>Reacting to media reports the NCW initiated an inquiry into the case. On 10 August 2024, the Commission addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, demanding immediate action and a thorough investigation into the incident.</p>.<p>To ensure a comprehensive investigation, the NCW constituted a two-member Inquiry Committee, comprising NCW member Delina Khondgup and advocate Soma Chaudhary from the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority.</p>.<p>The Committee arrived in Kolkata on 12 August and has since been rigorously examining the circumstances surrounding the trainee doctor’s death.</p>.<p>The Committee’s preliminary findings revealed alarming lapses in the hospital’s security and infrastructure.</p>.<p>It found that no security guards were present during the incident, leaving on-call duty interns, doctors and nurses vulnerable during the night shifts.</p>.<p>Additionally, the hospital was found to lack basic amenities for female medical staff, with poorly maintained washrooms, inadequate lighting and no proper security measures in place.</p>.<p>The inquiry also highlighted serious concerns regarding the investigation. The questioning of the former Principal, who resigned after the incident, remains incomplete, the NCW said in its preliminary report.</p>.<p>The Committee urged that this aspect be thoroughly investigated without delay. </p>