CBI quizzes for 7 hours TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh who was at RG Kar hospital after crime
Times of India | 24 September 2024
TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh at CGO Complex Saltlake KOLKATA: CBI questioned TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh for seven hours on Monday in connection with RG Kar hospital rape-murder of a 31-year-old PGT doctor.
Ghosh was present at the crematorium when the doctor was cremated. CBI had earlier alleged that she was cremated hurriedly despite her parents demanding a second autopsy.
A section of junior doctors had also questioned Ghosh's presence at the hospital after the crime.They also alleged that there were two more bodies before the victim was brought to the crematorium, but she was cremated before them.
CBI sources said when asked about queue-jumping, Ghosh said it's a norm to give priority to a body in postmortem cases. Moreover, a crowd had started gathering at that place and the staff decided to cremate her first.
He said they followed the wish of the victim's parents. He also explained that he was present at the hospital as she was a resident of his constituency.
"Nirmal Ghosh was there at the hospital, and we saw him at the crematorium too. I had only informed former councillor Somnath De. When we reached the crematorium, we found her lying in front of the funeral pyre," the victim's father said Monday.
Coming out of the CGO Complex after his questioning, Ghosh said: "Those who have tortured her and murdered her brutally will be punished after the law is enacted by the state (on death penalty for rapists). Unfortunately, none is now talking about the punishment of the criminal. But we will ensure that she gets justice."