Kolkata rape-murder victim's parents claim cops offered money

The parents of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College Hospital have alleged that the Kolkata police tried to bribe them.

The father of the postgraduate doctor, who was found dead inside the seminar hall of the hospital on August 9, made the allegations while attending the protest to support the junior doctors fighting for justice for their daughter.

Pointing fingers at a senior police officer, the victim's father said: "When our daughter's body was brought home,  DC Indira Mukherjee took us inside the house and tried to give money. We declined it," he said.

He added the police tried to push for hasty cremation of the body in an apparent bid to suppress the case.

The city also witnessed thousands of women rallying, seeking justice for the doctor who was raped and murdered at a hospital.

The "Reclaim the Night" campaign began at 9 pm on the streets of Kolkata and residents joined the protest by turning off their lights for an hour and descending onto the streets with candles in hand.

Women from all walks of life, students, professionals and homemakers, joined the protest not only in Kolkata but in other regions as well.

The movement spread to other key locations, including Berhampore, Chinsurah, Santiniketan, Krishnanagar, Bardhaman, Siliguri, Barasat, Barrackpore, Rajarhat-Newtown, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri.