Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the conduct of the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata and local authorities over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, alleging there was an “attempt to save the accused”.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “The entire country is shocked by the gruesome incident of rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata. The way the layers of the cruel and inhuman act against her are being revealed, there is an atmosphere of insecurity among the doctors’ community and women.”

“The attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration,” he added.

The Raebareli MP said every party and section of society will have to hold serious discussions and take concrete steps on the continuously increasing incidents against women “from Hathras to Unnao, and from Kathua to Kolkata”.

“This incident has forced us to think that if doctors are not safe in a place like a medical college, then how can parents send their daughters outside for studies? Why are even the strict laws made after the Nirbhaya case unsuccessful in preventing such crimes?” he asked.

The body of the woman postgraduate trainee was found in a seminar hall at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9 morning. Her postmortem report revealed that she was raped and throttled to death.

The report also mentioned that the woman was bleeding from both eyes, mouth and private parts. The report said the wounds in her private parts were caused by “perverted sexuality” and “genital torture”.

A civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, Sanjay Roy, was arrested in connection with the case. He confessed to the police about raping and murdering the trainee doctor.

On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court transferred the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).