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A person was arrested in Kolkata for allegedly disclosing the identity on social media of the doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and issuing threats to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, police said on Monday.

 

The arrest was made after a complaint was lodged at the Taltala police station, they added.

 

“A complaint was received that the person with Instagram username ‘Kirtisocial’ uploaded three stories related to the incident that recently took place at RG Kar MCH, disclosing the picture and identity of the victim,” a police officer said.

 

“At the same time, the accused person also shared two stories against the CM that contained offensive comments and life threats to her. Those were very much provocative in nature and might have created social unrest and promoted hatred among communities,” he said.

 

The accused will be produced before a court, police said.

 

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday said police are taking action against only those people who are posting on social media wrong information, fake audio and disclosing the name of the doctor raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

 

Ghosh said people can protest but in a proper manner.

 

"If you think you will protest, do it a hundred times in proper language. Do it a thousand times," Ghosh posted on X.

 

"But giving wrong information, distorted assumptions, fake audio, purposeful inciting posts, names and photos of the deceased, the police will warn you," he said.

 

Kolkata Police have also issued summonses to former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Locket Chatterjee and two renowned doctors for allegedly spreading rumours and disclosing the identity of the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital, an officer said.

 

Apart from these persons, the police have also issued summonses to 57 others for spreading wrong information about the incident, he said.

 

Dr Kunal Sarkar and Dr Subarna Goswami were issued summonses to appear before officers of the Kolkata Police Headquarters in Lalbazar at 3 pm on Sunday, he added.

 

These people have been accused of revealing the identity of the victim, spreading rumours and fake news, the officer said.

 

The body of the woman postgraduate trainee doctor was found inside a seminar hall of the hospital on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested the next day for his alleged involvement in the crime.