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The father of the 31-year-old victim, who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, said that his daughter would have been alive today if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had taken action against allegations levelled against former principal Sandeep Ghosh in 2021.

He also said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who is probing the case, is doing its job and those who are linked with the incident in anyway are under investigation. 

"CBI is doing its job; we cannot say anything about this investigation). Whoever is connected to this murder in some way or those who are involved in tampering with evidence are all under investigation. They are sitting in protest (protesting junior doctors) with pain, they are like my children; we feel pain seeing them," told the father to ANI.

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"The day the accused will be punished will be our victory... In the year 2021 also, many allegations were levelled against former principal Sandeep Ghosh; if the Chief Minister had taken action against Sandeep Ghosh then, today my daughter would have been alive," the victim's father told the media," he added.

Meanwhile, the junior doctors who have been protesting by being on strike ever since the incident happened, have said that they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police chief, replacing Vineet Goyal, and removing two senior health department officials, giving in to the medics' earlier demands.

According to a statement issued following the conclusion of their general body meeting, which had started around 6.30 pm and went on till well past midnight, the protestors called the state's administrative measures "only a partial victory" of their movement.

The doctors also demanded discussions on safety and security of doctors inside hospital premises, including a thorough rundown on how the government wants to spend the Rs 100 crore it has allocated for tightening doctors' safety in state-run hospitals.

"No effective security measures can be implemented in hospitals without a thorough overhaul of public healthcare delivery mechanism including streamlining of the referral system, the appointment of health workers and professional patient counselors, plugging of admission corruption, and ensuring availability of life-saving drugs," said an official statement following the conclusion of their general body meeting.

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The doctors demanded the removal of the state health secretary, NS Nigam, saying they were assured by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Monday of an action on it.

(With inputs from agency)