Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: 'A very big crime, accused should be hanged but...', says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has termed the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata as a " very big crime" and called for the accused to be hanged. Her remarks followed incidents of vandalism and rampage outside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the crime took place. The hospital was targeted by a large mob during ongoing protests demanding increased safety for women. The situation at the medical college has sparked widespread outrage and demonstrations across the city.

Speaking about the incident,



the Chief Minister said, "As far as the information I have, I will not blame the students... The incident is very unfortunate, we still say that they should be hung... We have given all the documents, till the time our police were investigating, nothing was leaked..." "My and the people of Bengal's condolences are with the victim's family... This is a very big crime, and the only punishment for it is that the accused should be hung, if the culprit is hanged then only people will learn a lesson from it but no innocent should be punished..." she added.