Injury to R.G. Kar victim’s mother regrettable, says Kolkata Police Commissioner, promises probe

Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma on Sunday (August 10, 2025) said the injury to mother of the doctor who was raped and murdered at the R.G. Kar Hospital and Medical College a year ago was regrettable and should not have happened.

“The injury to mother [of R.G. Kar victim] is regrettable. On the allegations that the injury was sustained in police action, we are investigating the matter,” the Police Commissioner said.

Mr. Verma made these remarks after meeting police personnel injured during Nabanna Abhiyaan on Saturday. Five police personnel had sustained injuries during the protests called by the parents to mark one year of the horrific crime.

The Commissioner said the mother could lodge a complaint which the police would investigate. “Even if we do not receive a complaint, we [Kolkata Police] will investigate on our own initiative. The investigation has already started,” Mr. Verma said. He added that police would look at footage from cameras, drone and body cameras and would investigate the allegations made by the mother.

The mother of the victim had sustained injuries on the forehead during the protest march on Saturday, which, she claimed were sustained during an assault by the police. The parents had given a call for march to Nabanna on August 9 (Saturday) to mark one year of rape and murder of their daughter on August 9, 2024.

‘Pressure from govt.’

The father of the victim alleged that that the hospital authorities did not want to admit the mother who had sustained injuries on Saturday due to ‘pressure’ from the State government. A statement by the hospital said the patient’s vital parameters were stable. The hospital said all clinical protocols were strictly followed. Later in the day, the mother of R.G. Kar victim was discharged from the hospital. BJP leader and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar, who met the mother at the private hospital, said she had told him that she sustained injuries during a baton charge by the police.

Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police registered seven FIRs in connection with the protest march on Saturday. The FIRs registered against MLAs Ashok Dinda and Agnimitra Paul and Kaustab Bagchi charged that they obstructed and threatened police officers on duty.

Reacting to the FIRs, Ms. Agnimitra Paul said the Kolkata Police would have several drone cameras and they should put footage in public domain that the BJP leaders had attacked police personnel and destroyed government property.

“If the police can attack the parents of Abhaya (the R.G. Kar victim) then it is natural that the police will put false cases against us,” she said. Meanwhile, the police served a notice on doctors for participating in the protest march for which permission was not given.