HER SILENCE SCREAMS LOUDER THAN INJUSTICE,WHILE THE VOICES THAT RISE FOR HER ARECRUSHED WITH TORTURE

By Renuka 

ONE YEAR SINCE THE HENIOUS ACT ,STILLWAITING FOR JUSTICE 

On 9 August 2024,31 year old female post graduate doctor trainee was brutallyraped and murdered when she was resting in seminar room at R.G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL IN KOLKATA . when she was on Night duty Sanjay Roy acivic volunteer stationed there ,entered in seminar room
raped her and then murdered her. According to CBI Sanjay Roy raped and murdered ABHAYA (trainee student ) by entering the rest room and killed her .Her body was discoveredthe next morning ,on AUGUST 10 2024 . 

LEGAL OUTCOME 

The Central bureau of Investigation( CBI) took over the case and filed achargesheet naming Sanjay Roy the sole perpetrator ,ruling out gang involvement .A KOLKATA HIGH COURT Verdict convicted him under section 64(rape),66(causing death),and 103 (1) ( murder) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita . OnJanuary 20,2025 ,he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

FROM PROTEST TO PERSECUTION

One year after the incident at R.G KAR medical college .leaders of the protests arenow facing legal cases and difficulties in their careers.Its been one year since aacolleague was rape and murdered at the hospital .The juniors doctors who led the protest have since become well- known protestleaders . However now they are now being tortured and are dealing withpunishment in the form of transfers ,dealing with legal cases,career setbacks ,andmoney problems. Because they believe the truth is buried , the guilty walkfree . For that they are protesting but they are being punished detained andtortured. Recently ,they even received new police summons. Doctors areprotesting again because still after one year justice is stranger. 

RETALIATION AGAINST THE PROTEST LEADERS

Prominent leaders of the protests such as doctors Aniket Mahato ,Ashfaqullah Naiya, Kinjil Nanda,and Debashis Halder,have had to deal with FIRS,court battles,and transfers.The three doctors challenged these transfer in court ,claiming they were punitive and retaliatory and they they were being punished for their roles in the protests . In response they went to court arguing that these transfers were not normal, but were done to punish them for protesting. The three doctors challenged these transfers in court, claiming they were punitive and retaliatory, and they were being punished for their roles in the protests. Aniket Mahato said that he has not joined his posting, which is in remote part of the north Dinajpur, and with the case pending in court, he has not received a salary for months. The case against the transfers are pending at the Calcutta High Court. The government has denied the claim that the transfers were related to the RJ KAR protest and said they were routine moves. Police have also filed criminal cases against them, accusing them of gathering unlawfully and injuring police officers. The doctors condemn this act since they argue that these criminal cases which are being filed against them is just because they are fighting for justice . They argued “we had nothing to do with politics, but I am firm in saying I will continue my fight against in Justice. My family has been my side, but my mother is very stressed. ,Mahato Said”

CLOSING THOUGHT

It’s been a year since that soul was silenced,but justice remained a stranger. Her soul’s cry still echoes for justice and peace, but the cruelty is at its peak. Protectors are being persecuted, and the fight is still on because truth is worried, but will keep searching it on. Justice sleeps while her pain is still awaking.Truth is hidden, but we keep searching. They punish those who stand for her,and yes, a year has passed, but her cry still echoes for justice’s roar…