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Police investigate conspiracy theories related to vandalism in Kolkata hospital: 5 points

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There were major protests over the rape and murder of the junior doctor in Calcutta.

Calcutta:
The Kolkata Police are investigating a larger conspiracy behind the vandalism at RG Kar College and Hospital, where a doctor-student was raped and murdered. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the case and has already questioned many people.

Here is your 5-point cheat sheet to this great story

  1. According to sources, the police are trying to find out whether the mob had a clear intention to destroy the crime scene, i.e. the seminar room. Despite being outnumbered and outnumbered, the police were able to prevent the mob from damaging the crime scene.

  2. Sources told NDTV that the police investigation is also looking into a possible attempt to foment unrest by creating a situation where the police would have been forced to use force during peaceful protests by citizens during the night.

  3. According to sources, one of the things being investigated is whether troublemakers infiltrated the civil protests under the slogan “Reclaim the Night” in order to cause major unrest.

  4. “We have to be cautious in our response. We cannot resort to violence,” said Calcutta Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal. “If indeed a group of people have come with the intention of causing trouble, give us some more time and we will find them,” he said.

  5. Police said they managed to keep the crime scene intact, although numerous police officers were injured in the mob attack.