Following the alleged rape and murder of a doctor (postgraduate trainee) at the government-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, various claims about the circumstances of her death have surfaced on social media. One such claim that has gone viral is that the victim’s pelvic girdle, collarbone and hyoid bone were found broken or fractured.
While commenting on a tweet, an X user named N (@jadore_sucre) wrote: “Not just raped, they completely destroyed her. Broken pelvic girdle, broken bones, scratches and marks all over her body. Neck practically broken…” The comment has received more than 2.6 Lakh views and has been retweeted over 400 times. (Archive)
Senior journalist Barkha Dutt hosted a show on Mojo Story on August 14 with the title “Legs Wrenched Open, Pelvic Girdle Broken” I Kolkata Doctor Rape & Murder Cover Up”.
At the 22-second mark, the journalist says that the victim’s family has broken silence on the condition that they found their daughter with multiple fractures. Later, at 4:10, she asks a doctor on the panel to talk about the multiple pelvic fractures. They run a ticker throughout the video that says, ‘Multiple pelvic fractures, not work of one man’ – Dr Raja Dhar. However, Dhar, who is present on the show, doesn’t say that in the video. Appearing on another show by Mojo Story, Dhar said , “… there is such a lot circulating in the social media. So what’s come to us has been the fact that there has been multiple fractures including a pelvic fracture…” (sic)
Another X user named des (@tokyoblissx) posted a list of 13 alleged injuries allegedly found on the victim including a broken hyoid bone, pelvic bone and broken ring finger on the right hand. (Archive)
A premium subscribed X user, @epicnephrin_e, has been actively posting unverified information related to the rape-murder case. The user shared a video featuring a woman who the user claimed was the victim’s relative. The woman in the video claims that the victim’s legs were wide apart at right angles which would be possible only if the pelvic girdle is broken. (Archive)
Here her relative reveals that her legs were found in right angles,which can only happen if your pelvic girdle is broken(as she mentioned) https://t.co/MOKkqbPf0V
— purpleready (@epicnephrin_e) August 15, 2024
Originally, this video is part of an interview of the woman published by media outlet The Lallantop. They identified her as a neighbour of the victim’s family. She says there is mention of the pelvic girdle fracture in the post-mortem report.
‘3 घंटे तक इंतज़ार करवाया.. हम हाथ जोड़ते रहे’
‘हम प्रधानमंत्री और राष्ट्रपति से गुहार लगाते हैं…’
कोलकाता रेप केस में डॉक्टर के घर वालों ने क्या-क्या कहा?@siddhantmt @vijaykr_x#KolkataDoctorDeath #KolkataRapeCase #DoctorsProtest pic.twitter.com/4vd5uumHQl
— The Lallantop (@TheLallantop) August 13, 2024
Another user, Sauvik Raha (@RahaSauvik), made the same claim. (Archive)
Broken pelvic girdle. Broken collar bone. Injuries on the temporal bone of her skull and blood coagulation on its frontal portion. Multiple external injuries on the lower and upper lips, nose, cheeks and lower jaw. Limbs disfigured. “Her legs were 90 degrees apart” when her… pic.twitter.com/EcCQdVb8y5
— Sauvik Raha (@RahaSauvik) August 16, 2024
A YouTube video by a channel called ‘Prakhar ke Pravachan’ with over 1 million subscribers was posted on August 17. In the video, the channel host invited two doctors to speak about the case. Dr Rakshita Singh was among the two guests and at the 7:45 mark of the video, she says that the aunt of the victim had said that the victim’s legs were wide apart and then Dr Singh concludes that this meant that the pelvic girdle was broken.
The claim has been shared by users across multiple social media platforms, including as an Instagram template which has been shared over 34 Lakh times. Below are a few instances:
Click to view slideshow.Besides, an audio message has gone wildly viral on WhatsApp in which a woman identifies herself as a physician named Soma Mukherjee. She claims that the victim’s legs were torn apart and her pelvic bone and collar bone were fractured. We are not embedding the clip here as it has several unverified claims.
Fact Check
Alt News was able to access the post-mortem report of the victim through police sources. The post-mortem report mentions several injuries but states that no bone fractures were found on the victim’s body.
The report mentions injuries and condition of various organs in a tabular format. In a row titled ‘Muscles Bones and Joints’, one column says Fracture — Not Found. Another says Dislocation — Nil.
We reached out to a forensic expert who said, “This does not suggest that there’s fracture of the hyoid bone, which one would expect in cases of strangulation and in hanging”.
The readers should note that the PM report says death occurred due to effects of manual strangulation associated with smothering.
We also came across a report by The Telegraph that mentioned that an additional commissioner of police had said that the post-mortem report showed no fractures. The report also mentioned that the entire post-mortem had been videographed and handed over to the CBI team.
To sum up, the viral claims that the pelvic girdle, collarbone and hyoid bone of the deceased doctor were found fractured are not supported by the post-mortem examination report. The report does not mention any fractures.
The post Pelvic girdle, hyoid bone broken? R G Kar victim’s post-mortem report says no fracture found appeared first on Alt News.
This content originally appeared on Alt News and was authored by Oishani Bhattacharya.
Oishani Bhattacharya | Radio Free (2024-08-19T08:45:05+00:00) Pelvic girdle, hyoid bone broken? R G Kar victim’s post-mortem report says no fracture found. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2024/08/19/pelvic-girdle-hyoid-bone-broken-r-g-kar-victims-post-mortem-report-says-no-fracture-found/
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