False news: RG Kar Hospital rejects Abhishek Banerjee's claim that boy died due to doctors' non-attendance over ceasework

Abhishek Banerjee wrote a long post on X claiming the boy died after bleeding for three hours due to "preventable neglect" which "tantamounts to culpable homicide".

The TMC MP, who happens to be the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has appealed to the junior doctors to protest "constructively".

The TMC MP wrote, "A young boy from Konnagar lost his life today following a road accident, after BLEEDING FOR 3 HOURS WITHOUT RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION, a consequence of the ongoing protest by doctors in response to the #RGKar incident.

"While the demands of the junior doctors are both fair and valid, I urge them to protest in a way that doesn't disrupt essential medical services. Allowing a death due to PREVENTABLE NEGLECT is tantamount to CULPABLE HOMICIDE.

"If the protest has to continue, it should be done constructively, with empathy and humanity, ensuring no more lives are put at risk through inaction or neglect."

Outrightly rejecting the claim, RG Kar Hospital MSVP Dr. Saptarshi Chatterjee told NKTV Bangla, "It is true he was a referred patient. Our efficient team of surgeons, team of orthopaedics, trauma care team as well as senior doctors addressed the patient immediately. The digital X-ray was done and all treatment protocols were given to the patient.

"It was suspected that the patient probably had a head injury. He underwent CT scan during which he suffered a hypovolemic shock that led him to gasping. The patient breathed his last after three hours of continuous effort since he was admitted."

"It is completely false news that the patient was unattended. I have got the entire PhD. of what treatment was given to the patient or he should have been given. The cause of death will be determined by the post-mortem as it is a police case. We have a full Phd. of the treatment given to the patient to provide if someone files an RTI."

The protesting doctors have said the false news are being spread to stop the ongoing massive, unprecedented protests over the rape-murder case.

Mamata Banerjee's earlier appeal to junior doctor to lift cease work

In what was construed as a "threat" to the protesters, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier appealed to the junior doctors to return to work lifting their ceasework reminding them that her government is not keen to take action against them.

"I have full support for the protesting junior doctors. I have always been on their side because their agony was justified. They have been on ceasework for a long time now. So I would request them to resume work now. The Supreme Court has also urged them to do so," Mamata Banerjee had said.

Mamata Banerjee had said she doesn't want to take any action against the protesters as that would ruin their careers.

The state government anyway has been restrained by the Supreme Court from taking action. The top court too urged the junior doctors to get back to work ensuring no action will be taken against them by the government.

The Chief Minister added, "I haven't taken any action against any protester until now. I don't intend to take any action. But the Supreme Court has empowered the state government to take action if they don't resume work. But I don't want to take any action as that would ruin their future."

One agitating doctor, however, said the CM's remark sounded ‘like a passive threat’.

"Mamata Banerjee’s words sound like a passive threat. We have been demanding justice. We still believe our demands haven’t been met. We also want to reiterate that we don’t want any violence and unrest, but we will not get back to work till all our demands are met,” the doctor had reacted to the Chief Minister's appeal.