Lagatar24 Desk
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and a senior BJP leader, has written a letter to President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah, urging them to revoke the President’s Police Medal and Police Medal awarded to Vineet Goyal, the Commissioner of Kolkata Police. This appeal comes in response to widespread criticism of the West Bengal administration following the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata.
Adhikari argues that Commissioner Goyal’s awards should be rescinded due to his “shameful conduct” during the investigation of the tragic incident at RG Kar Medical College.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Adhikari stated, “I have written a letter to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu Ji, requesting her to withdraw/forfeit the prestigious President’s Police Medal and Police Medal conferred upon Vineet Goyal, IPS (West Bengal: RR – 1994), presently Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, due to his reprehensible, deplorable, and shameful conduct during the course of investigations into the rape and murder of the Resident Doctor of RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.”
Allegations of Misconduct
In his letter, the BJP leader further alleged that Vineet Goyal was complicit in the destruction of evidence related to the case. Adhikari accused Goyal of complete inaction during the vandalism that occurred at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the night of August 14, 2024, which was widely reported in the media.
“He has made brazen attempts to sabotage the investigations into what is possibly the most heinous and sensitive crime in the country today, pandering to the whims of the political executive of the state. His intent to camouflage the financial and moral racket running in the health sector in West Bengal makes him unworthy of retaining such awards,” Adhikari claimed.
Background of the Case
The controversy stems from the discovery of a 31-year-old junior doctor’s body inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The injuries on her body suggested she had been raped, leading to the arrest of a civil police volunteer.
Recently, the victim’s family alleged that Kolkata police attempted to bribe them while they were mourning at home with their daughter’s remains. “When the body of the daughter was lying in front of the parents in the house, the police were offering money. Is this the humanity of the police?” questioned the aunt of the deceased doctor.
