Rape victim’s mother slams Mamata over financial compensation claims

Bhubaneswar: The mother of the trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, on Monday, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of lying about the financial compensation allegedly offered to her family. She reasserted her claim that Banerjee had suggested providing money to create a memorial for her late daughter, but she would only accept it once justice was served.

Lashing out at the TMC Chief, she said, “The Chief Minister is lying….we were offered money…my daughter will not return, why would I lie in her name?”

She further claimed, “The Chief Minister said you will get money, make something in your daughter’s memory. I then said, when my daughter gets justice, I will go to your office and take that money”.

The victim’s cousin supported this claim, stating that Banerjee personally offered financial compensation, contradicting the Chief Minister’s denial. Earlier, Banerjee had claimed that no money was offered, only government support for a memorial if the family wished.

The mother also slammed Banerjee’s call for people to “return to festivities” as Durga Puja approaches, calling it “inhuman.” She questioned whether Banerjee would make such a statement if the tragedy had befallen her own family. The victim’s mother vowed that the fight for justice would continue until it is achieved.