“We trusted the CBI to deliver justice,” the victim's father said. (File)
Calcutta:
Expressing their disappointment over the CBI probe, the parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital said on Friday that they were heartbroken as the two main suspects in the case were granted bail and that it was like the 'system ' abandoned them.
A court in Kolkata's Sealdah granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and former Tala police station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal in the on-duty doctor's rape and murder case .
The CBI, to whom the investigation into the case was transferred by the Calcutta High Court, failed to file charges against the suspects within the mandatory period of 90 days, leading to their release on bail.
“We thought the CBI would speed up the investigation and bring those responsible to justice. But now that the suspect has been released on bail, it feels like the system is failing us,” said the mother of the victim whose body was found in hospital. on August 9.
“Every day we wonder if this will be another case of the powerful escaping without punishment,” she said.
The arrested police officer was accused of delaying the filing of the FIR in the rape and murder case, while Sandip Ghosh is accused of tampering with evidence. Both were arrested by the CBI.
Speaking to reporters outside the court, Mondal's lawyer said he would be released from judicial custody soon.
Sandip Ghosh, who is also an accused in a separate case of financial irregularities at RG Kar Hospital, will remain in custody despite being granted bail in the rape-murder case, according to his lawyer.
“We are heartbroken. We trusted the CBI to deliver justice, but now we wonder if we will ever see justice for our daughter,” the victim's father said.
The rape and murder of the on-duty doctor shocked the state, leading to unprecedented protests across West Bengal.
The CBI took over the case after the Supreme Court intervened following allegations of police misconduct.
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