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Bengal: Abhaya’s mother slams CBI over ‘lack of progress’, demands answers on unanswered questions

Krishnagar, Nov 9 (UNI) Expressing sharp dissatisfaction with the CBI investigation into the rape and murder of the RG Kar Medical College doctor, whose death triggered nationwide outrage, her mother, Ratna Debnath, on Monday accused the central agency of failing to pursue crucial leads despite being provided with vital information and evidence.
Speaking at the inauguration of ‘Abhaya Udyan’ at Kalyani Medical College in Nadia, she demanded a comprehensive investigation, punishment for all those involved in the crime and sweeping reforms in the state's healthcare system.
Alleging that the CBI had made little headway despite receiving several crucial inputs from the family, Ms Debnath said she had handed over information relating to evidence recovered from the crime scene, including the mobile phone number of a male nurse who was reportedly the first to see the victim's body and subsequently fainted. However, she alleged, no effective action had followed.
Raising questions about the agency's handling of forensic evidence, she pointed out that the presence of a woman's DNA at the crime scene had reportedly been acknowledged, but the investigators had yet to establish whose DNA it was.
She also accused the agency of failing to adequately investigate the destruction of evidence, questioning why crucial information could not be retrieved from the debris and broken portions of the structure after the alleged destruction.
Referring to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submissions before the Supreme Court, Ms Debnath questioned the rationale behind withholding answers to the parents' questions when the investigating agency was already in possession of the relevant information.
"If the CBI has answers to all the questions raised by the parents, why are they not being answered merely on the ground that the accused, Sanjay Roy, might be released? What is the point of such an investigation?" she asked.
Making an emotional yet forceful distinction between the medical profession and those accused of involvement in the crime, she said that anyone implicated in the case should first be identified as a murderer rather than being accorded the professional prefix of 'doctor'.
Calling for accountability across the health administration, she appealed to the state Health Minister to consider all aspects of the case and ensure that justice for her daughter was delivered without further delay.
The inauguration of Abhaya Udyan also became an occasion for her to renew the demand for systemic changes in the state's healthcare institutions, underscoring that justice must extend beyond the punishment of the perpetrators to ensuring that such a tragedy is never repeated. UNI BG NST CDS
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