Guwahati, Oct 10: The Dispur Police have arrested GNRC doctor Navanil Baruah in a case related to Rukminigaon, Guwahati road accident prime accused Rajkanya Baruah’s ‘doubtful’ medical report.
After three days of questioning Dr Navanil Baruah was arrested on Sunday.
Dr Baruah was interrogated three days by Dispur police and on the first day itself he denied even knowing Rajkanya Baruah and said in front of the media that he did not commit any crime and he was not involved in checking Rajkanya Baruah into ICU.
DGP Mahanta later had to invite a press meet to clarify Baruah’s allegations and also accepted lapses by some lower-rung police personnel due to which the accused got bail within 24 hours of the accident.
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Rajkanya Baruah, who had knocked down eight PWD workers and a pedestrian, who lost both his legs, on October 2 at around 2 am allegedly under the influence of alcohol, was granted bail within 24 hours and was checked into the intensive care unit (ICU) of GNRC after police summoned her again after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s interference in the matter for a re-investigation.
Rajkanya Baruah did not appear in the police station citing poor health conditions. After a six-member team of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) doctors found Baruah in fine condition after re-examining her, she was arrested from ICU itself.
This has triggered an outrage among the public, already infuriated by Rajkanya Baruah’s accident, across the state and they demanded an investigation into the GNRC authorities as well.
Meanwhile, GNRC Hospital has released a press comminque stating that, “Due to the treatment protocol and due to her injuries in the head she was admitted under the primary consultant of the Neurosurgery department. She was referred to the Department of Neuropsychiatry looking at her mental state.”
Rajkanya Baruah was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Friday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court.
On October 2 late evening, the 29-year-old event planner and model was allegedly driving back home in an inebriated condition after attending a party in a city-based hotel when the incident occurred at Rukminigaon. She was arrested by Guwahati city police on Saturday but got bail within a day.
The model was also summoned by the police on Tuesday but she didn’t appear before the Investigating Officer, citing her health condition. However, GMCH authorities submitted their report to the police and stated that she had no health complications.
On Wednesday, Baruah was re-arrested and was sent to one-day police custody.
