The Crossbill Team
After days of delay and controversy, the body of nurse Deepali Jana from Singur was finally taken to AIIMS Hospital in Kalyani for an autopsy, as demanded by her family.
The post-mortem was carried out on Saturday (August 16) under the supervision of doctors from the Forensic Medicine Department, in the presence of a magistrate, with the entire process videographed to ensure transparency.
Deepali, a young nurse from Nandigram in Purba Medinipur, died under mysterious circumstances last Wednesday. She had joined a nursing home in Singur’s Borai Tematha area only a few days earlier through a friend’s referral.
According to her father, she received a call around 11 p.m. that night, asking her to return to the nursing home without explanation. Hours later, she was found dead, allegedly by suicide. The family, suspecting foul play, lodged a murder complaint after they could not immediately trace her body, which had been taken away by police from the hospital.
Police sources revealed that Deepali was in a troubled relationship with a young man from Egra, East Medinipur, who is now under investigation. The owner of the nursing home, accused of misbehaving with her on the night of her death, has also been arrested along with the boyfriend. Investigators are awaiting the autopsy report before drawing conclusions.
The handling of the autopsy itself became a flashpoint. Initially, Hooghly district police sent the body to Walsh Hospital in Serampore, but the hospital referred it to the police morgue at Calcutta Medical College. The family objected, demanding the procedure be done at a central government hospital. Their demand was ultimately met, leading to the shift to AIIMS Kalyani.
The case has since snowballed into a political controversy. Opposition parties accused the state government of covering up a murder while expressing solidarity with the bereaved family. However, political tensions flared further when rival groups clashed outside the Calcutta Police morgue over what was described as a struggle for “possession of the dead body.”
The CPI(M)’s student wing, SFI, alleged that the BJP was attempting to “buy” the family’s silence, while the BJP countered that it had been supporting the family since the beginning.
With public anger mounting and the investigation still underway, the AIIMS autopsy report is now expected to be pivotal in establishing the cause of Deepali Jana’s death.
The post-mortem was carried out on Saturday (August 16) under the supervision of doctors from the Forensic Medicine Department, in the presence of a magistrate, with the entire process videographed to ensure transparency.
Deepali, a young nurse from Nandigram in Purba Medinipur, died under mysterious circumstances last Wednesday. She had joined a nursing home in Singur’s Borai Tematha area only a few days earlier through a friend’s referral.
According to her father, she received a call around 11 p.m. that night, asking her to return to the nursing home without explanation. Hours later, she was found dead, allegedly by suicide. The family, suspecting foul play, lodged a murder complaint after they could not immediately trace her body, which had been taken away by police from the hospital.
Police sources revealed that Deepali was in a troubled relationship with a young man from Egra, East Medinipur, who is now under investigation. The owner of the nursing home, accused of misbehaving with her on the night of her death, has also been arrested along with the boyfriend. Investigators are awaiting the autopsy report before drawing conclusions.
The handling of the autopsy itself became a flashpoint. Initially, Hooghly district police sent the body to Walsh Hospital in Serampore, but the hospital referred it to the police morgue at Calcutta Medical College. The family objected, demanding the procedure be done at a central government hospital. Their demand was ultimately met, leading to the shift to AIIMS Kalyani.
The case has since snowballed into a political controversy. Opposition parties accused the state government of covering up a murder while expressing solidarity with the bereaved family. However, political tensions flared further when rival groups clashed outside the Calcutta Police morgue over what was described as a struggle for “possession of the dead body.”
The CPI(M)’s student wing, SFI, alleged that the BJP was attempting to “buy” the family’s silence, while the BJP countered that it had been supporting the family since the beginning.
With public anger mounting and the investigation still underway, the AIIMS autopsy report is now expected to be pivotal in establishing the cause of Deepali Jana’s death.
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