Doctor who went to Hathras faces inquiry by her med college admin

Doctor who went to Hathras faces inquiry by her med college admin

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Jabalpur:12.10.2020

Dr Rajkumari Bansal, the 40-year-old forensic specialist from MP’s Jabalpur, who has been accused by some media outlets of being a Naxalite and living with the Hathras victim’s family “posing as a relative”, will now face an inquiry by the administration of Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, where she works as an assistant professor.

“She went on leave without intimation. So, we will send her a show-cause notice on Monday. We are not concerned with where she went and why. Our concern is that she went on leave without information. The rest is police matter,” college dean Dr P K Kasar told TOI.

Dr Kasar said that he has seen videos of Dr Bansal at the Hathras victim’s house on TV. “If we get anything in writing from the police or government, we will take further action in accordance with law,” he said, adding that she had submitted a leave application only after returning from UP.

Dr Bansal, however, maintained that she had followed due procedure before going on leave. “People are spreading false news. I had a telephonic conversation with the head of my department for urgent leave application. No rules were violated,” she said. She further said that she never hid her identity before police in Hathras and had only gone to extend financial and moral support to the family. “I was driven by my conscience to reach out to the Hathras family,” she added.

Dr Bansal has complained to the cyber cell that her phone has been put under surveillance. She said she will take legal action against those spreading rumours about “Naxal” connections. “I was upset and disturbed following the incident and did not want a repeat of the Unnao case, where the entire family was targeted. Seeing women reporters putting up a strong fight and voicing the family’s concern, I got the courage to go there,” Dr Bansal had told TOI on Saturday. She took a train from Jabalpur to Agra on October 3 and reached Hathras the next afternoon. Dr Bansal said she had booked a return ticket to Jabalpur on October 5, but the family insisted that she stay back for two more days.