RG Kar Hospital Lift Fatality: 5 Arrested, Forensic and Homicide Teams Investigate
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RG Kar Lift Disaster: Machine or Human Error? 5 Arrested, Investigation Underway
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News18•21-03-2026, 14:50
RG Kar Lift Disaster: Machine or Human Error? 5 Arrested, Investigation Underway
•Arup Bandyopadhyay died in a lift accident at RG Kar Medical College Hospital, prompting a joint investigation by the state forensic team and Lalbazar's Homicide Section.
•CCTV footage showing a one-hour gap in Arup's movements is a key focus, with investigators scrutinizing technical faults, operational procedures, and rescue delays.
•Duty rosters, junior doctors, nurses, Group D staff, and security guards are being interrogated, and CCTV footage is being reviewed for inconsistencies.
•The locked basement, containing a valuable LINAC machine, and the unavailability of its key during the emergency are major points of inquiry.
•Five individuals, including three lift operators and two security guards, have been arrested in connection with the incident and produced before the ACJM Court, Sealdah.
