Under a lot of mental pressure: RG Kar victim's father writes to Amit Shah

The victim's father wrote to Amit Shah on his birthday and sought time to "gain his insights" on the case.

In Short

• RG Kar victim's father wrote to Amit Shah on his birthday
• Sought time to to get justice for his daughter
• Junior doctors ended hunger strike after meeting Mamata Banerjee

The father of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered inside the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a meeting with him.

The victim's father wrote an email to Amit Shah on his birthday and sought time from him to get guidance on the ways to get the case expedited and get justice for his daughter. In the letter, the victim's father said that the family were "under tremendous mental pressure and feeling helpless".

"After that heinous unforeseen incident happened to our daughter, we have been going through tremendous mental pressure and feeling helpless. I would be truly grateful for the opportunity to speak with you and gain your insights on the issue, as I believe your experience and guidance would be invaluable," the victim's father wrote in the email.

Massive protests broke out after the rape-murder of the trainee doctor in Kolkata. Doctors went on strike demanding better working conditions and guarantees of safety. Doctors all over the country took to the streets demanding action against the accused.

Sanjay Roy, believed to be the main accused in the case, was arrested, and the case was handed over to the CBI. The CBI, in its investigation, refuted claims of a gangrape and stated that Sanjay Roy committed the crime alone.

Over 45 senior doctors and faculty members of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital collectively resigned in solidarity with their junior colleagues, who were protesting against the murder of the trainee doctor.

In their resignation letters, the senior doctors stated that the demands of the junior doctors had not been addressed and that there had been "no progress" in the investigation of the trainee doctor’s rape and murder.

Furthermore, junior doctors, who sat on a hunger strike in protest against the government ended their strike on Monday after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The doctors, who had been demanding better working conditions and infrastructure improvements in the healthcare sector, also announced the withdrawal of the general medical strike they had earlier called.