Kolkata: The Service Doctors’ Forum (SDF) has demanded a high-level inquiry into the RG Kar lift accident that led to the death of Arup Banerjee. The organisation has also demanded action against the guilty and adequate compensation to the victim’s family, along with regular maintenance of elevators and other medical equipment across medical colleges in the state.“Improvement of health infrastructure and ensuring the safety of doctors, staff, students, patients and their attendants were part of the RG Kar movement. However, even after 19 months, these demands remain far from being fulfilled. The authorities appear to be reluctant in addressing these issues,” said a letter to the state principal secretary by physicians Durga Prosad Chakraborty and Sajal Biswas, president and general secretary of SDF, respectively. On Friday, Association of Health Service Doctors also shot off a letter to the principal secretary demanding accountability and a fair probe.
