Central Force takes over security at Kolkata Hospital

Kolkata: Top officers of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guard airports and Parliament, reached Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital this morning for a recce. The paramilitary force has been tasked with taking over security arrangements at the state-run hospital after a shocking incident of vandalism in the aftermath of a 31-year-old doctor’s rape and murder that has shaken the nation.

Senior CISF officer K. Pratap Singh, who visited the hospital this morning, told the media, “Let us do our job. We have come here for some assignment. Let us finish our work, and then senior officers will brief you. I am doing my job mandated by higher authorities.”

The Central force’s recce comes after the Supreme Court yesterday questioned the city police’s response when a mob stormed the hospital in the early hours of August 15 and damaged medical equipment and supplies on two floors. The mob violence took place during a ‘reclaim the night’ protest in Kolkata and several other cities to seek justice for the doctor.

“We are unable to comprehend how the State was not prepared to deal with the incident of vandalism of the premises of the hospital,” the Supreme Court said yesterday. The Court noted that a majority of doctors of the hospital have left the campus after the August 15 mob violence. It is necessary to create a safe environment so that doctors can return and treat patients. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta then assured the Court that central forces will guard the premises. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal government, said he has no objection.

At the hospital, a huge protest is on to demand justice for the victim of the horrifying rape-murder.

NDTV

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