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Soumen Mahapatra accuses TMC leaders of spreading false news against his son. (Image: X)
Trinamool MLA and Soumen Mahapatra and his wife have said that false allegations are being made against their son
Amid the ongoing protests related to the rape and murder case of a Kolkata doctor, a post on social media claiming to be the picture of the main accused in the RG Kar Medical incident is going viral.
The young man in the picture is claimed to be the son of Trinamool MLA Soumen Mahapatra. Coincidently, Mahapatra’s son is also a doctor.
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Wednesday took to microblogging site X and wrote, “Kolkata is rife with speculation that elusive suspects in the RG Kar MCH rape and murder case are closely linked to Mamata Banerjee’s confidant(s) in the ruling Trinamool.”
Kolkata is rife with speculation that elusive suspects in the RG Kar MCH rape and murder case are closely linked to Mamata Banerjee’s confidant(s) in the ruling Trinamool.— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 14, 2024
Responding to the allegations levelled against his son, the senior Trinamool MLA and former state minister Soumen Mahapatra and his wife have said that “false allegations are being made against their son and he is innocent”. In fact, the TMC leader further alleged that several Trinamool leaders are trying to link his son to the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case.
“I have been getting calls for a few days now and I see on social media that some people from my party are trying to name my son in the incident. So far, we have known that crows do not eat crow meat. But now I see, crows eat only crows’ meat. We also want a proper investigation. I, my son and my family will give all possible help to the police in the interest of the investigation. My son is not involved in this incident. I am very anxious,” Mahapatra said.
Mahapatra’s wife, who is also the president of Trinamool Congress in Panskura city, Sumana Mohapatra, said, “We are saddened by the fact that some members of my party are trying to tarnish my son’s name. And if my son is involved in the RG Kar Medical College case, I will stand up and hand over my son to the police.”
Meanwhile, the CBI on Tuesday took over the investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college in the West Bengal capital.
The body of the postgraduate trainee, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar hospital, was found on Friday morning. A civic volunteer was arrested in this connection on Saturday.
The preliminary autopsy report suggested that the doctor was sexually abused and murdered. It stated that the victim was bleeding from her eyes, mouth and private parts. There were also injuries on her left leg, neck, right hand, ring finger and lips.
