Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: A huge disturbance occurred at RG Kar Hospital amid ‘Reclaim the Night’ protests against rape and murder of a trainee doctor.

Kolkata rape-murder case: Unidentified miscreants entered the premises of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata shortly after midnight on Thursday and vandalised portions of the medical facility, where the body of a woman trainee doctor was found last week, police said.

The miscreants stormed into RG Kar Medical College and Hospital around 12.40am and destroyed hospital property at rampant in the middle of the junior doctors’ ongoing agitation against the August 9 rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor that the Central Bureau of Investigation started probing on Wednesday.

Spurred by the ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign, which gained momentum through social media, the protests began at 11.55pm, aligning with Independence Day celebrations, and spread across key areas in both small towns and big cities, including several landmarks in Kolkata.

Several policemen injured by brickbats during the incident. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, who reached the spot around 2am, directly blamed social media posts and rumours for the violence.

According to the police, a group of nearly 40 people, allegedly disguised as protestors, entered the hospital premises, vandalised property and pelted stones at police personnel prompting them to fire teargas to disperse the mob.

A police vehicle and a few two-wheelers at the spot were also damaged in the incident, they said.