Fact Vs Fiction: List of Fake News That Mired RG Kar Rape and Murder of Doctor

The RG Kar incident has been mired in several controversies, even after the case was handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Calcutta High Court on August 13, four days after the crime. The Kolkata Police had arrested Sanjay Roy within 10 hours since the brutal rape and murder of the 31 year old PGT medical student inside the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (MCH), yet the police had come under severe criticism from the junior doctors accusing them of mishandling of the case, alleged destruction evidences and dereliction of duty. Kolkata Police had denied all the charges and never objected to the case being handed over to the central agency. Even after months of investigation CBI has concluded that Sanjoy Roy was indeed the sole person who had committed the crime of rape and murder.

CBI filed their first chargesheet on October 7 without highlighting any contradiction with the findings of the police. While former officer in charge of the local police station, Abhijit Monday was arrested by CBI but court had later released him on bail after CBI failed to file chargesheet against him within the stipulated time, corroborating the charges against him with evidences.

The RG Kar controversies have heavily relied on series of fake news and a deliberate misinformation drive. Even though such fake news had fuelled public anger and outrage yet, on verification, CBI found no merit in them.

Here’s the list of Fake News That Stoked RG Kar Controversies

Claim 1: Pelvic & Collar Bones Broken.
Fact: The medical report doesn’t confirm any broken bone in the body of the deceased

Claim 2: Police Conveyed ‘Suicide’ To The Family
Fact: The Family received the first information from the RG Kar Medical College Authorities.

Claim 3: Police forcefully cremated the ‘Body’
Fact: The Cremation was done by the Family.

Claim 4: 150 gm Semen were found.
Fact: 150mg was the overall weight of the genetalia

Claim 5: Kolkata Police destroyed the Crime Scene
Fact: 8 CCTV cameras have been installed to cover the Crime Scene from all directions by Kolkata Police. Police Personnel posted outside the Seminar Hall.

Claim 6: Junior doctors claimed the construction work was being done to destroy the Crime Scene
Fact: The Crime Scene was sealed. No Construction Work has happened at the crime scene. Renovation was initiated at a room close to the Seminar hall. A room was getting ready to become a resting place. Police had stopped the work hours after it had started.

Claim 7: Crime Scene Vandalised by Mob
Fact: Mob couldn’t get up on the 3rd Floor

Claim 8: Sex racket - Drug Racket
Fact: Students and Resident Doctors deny charges

Claim 9: TMC MLA Soumen Mahapatra’s son is involved in this case.
Fact: His son is neither a student nor a doctor at RG Kar & works somewhere else.

Claim 10: Crime Never happened at the Seminar Room, rather inside the room where construction was commissioned
Fact: CBI confirms the crime scene was the seminar room post CFSL examination​