KOLKATA: Amid growing outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, city police have issued notices to around 280 people from West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
These notices are in response to the spread of fake information, rumors, and the disclosure of the victim's identity.
The police have also uncovered a disturbing element amid the ongoing protests. The police have revealed that some of the rumors and false narratives that have fueled tensions and confusion were traced back to IP addresses located in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
These IP addresses were reportedly used to create and operate fake social media profiles, which were then utilised to spread misleading information, incite public unrest, and further complicate the investigation, police said.
On Sunday, Kolkata Police summoned TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, shortly after he demanded that the CBI interrogate the Kolkata Police commissioner and Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Roy had called for the CBI, which is investigating the rape and murder case, to conduct a fair probe, urging the custodial interrogation of both the former principal and the Police Commissioner to uncover "who and why floated the suicide story."
The police also summoned former BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and two renowned doctors for allegedly spreading rumors and disclosing the identity of the woman doctor.
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