Overview
- Police arrested facility manager Zahir Abbas Khan in Kolaghat on Monday after a contractual ward worker filed a rape complaint at Panskura Police Station.
- Investigators say multiple contractual staff have come forward alleging sexual abuse, with complaints that the manager used threats of violence or job loss to silence them.
- Khan, associated with the contractor engaged at the government-run Panskura Super Speciality Hospital, was produced in court as police continue recording statements.
- Local residents and hospital staff staged protests, while the superintendent said no prior complaints were received and called for the harshest legal punishment if the allegations are proven.
- The case has drawn political reactions, with the BJP alleging the accused had political backing and TMC leaders rejecting any link, and it has revived concerns raised after the 2024 RG Kar case.