This follows days after the state police initiated a probe against another trainee doctor from the same hospital who is also a face of the agitation following the August 9, 2024, rape and murder case.
Kolkata: West Bengal Medical Council has asked RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here to respond if Kinjal Nanda, one of the faces of the agitation that broke out after the gangrape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor on campus on August 9, 2024, is skipping classes and duty, officials said.
The Council has written a letter to the hospital asking the administration to state within seven days whether Nanda’s attendance at classes and the hospital wards met the mandatory requirement of 80% and whether he frequently took leave,” a health department official said, requesting anonymity.
Dr Kausik Biswas, a member of the Council, told the media on Saturday that there is nothing irregular about the inquiry. Post-graduate students have to undergo full-time training. So, the inquiry is valid if there is a reason to initiate one,” he said.
The council took the step days after the state police launched an investigation against Asfaqullah Naiya, another trainee doctor from the same hospital and also a face of the movement. The investigation was based on an allegation that he was wrongly described as an MD (doctor of medicine) in a pamphlet released by organizers of a health camp in Hooghly district last year.
