{"id":246903,"date":"2024-08-20T16:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=246903"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:18:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:48:42","slug":"arshean-alam-social-media-trial-alt-news-probe-finds-he-was-at-home-at-the-time-of-the-r-g-kar-rape-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/arshean-alam-social-media-trial-alt-news-probe-finds-he-was-at-home-at-the-time-of-the-r-g-kar-rape-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Arshean Alam social media trial: Alt News probe finds he was at home at the time of the R G\u00a0Kar\u00a0rape-murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 31-year-old doctor was allegedly raped and murdered<\/a> at the state-run RG Kar Medical Hospital and College in Kolkata in the wee hours of August 9. Her body was discovered the following morning.<\/p>\n

A young house staff working at the same hospital reached his workplace around 3 pm that afternoon after being informed by his friends about the horrific crime. Like other students and doctors in Kolkata, he actively joined the protests at R G Kar, demanding justice for the victim and increased security measures on the campus.<\/p>\n

However, today, Dr Arshean Alam is scared to leave his home. What happened between then and now is a social media trial in which his name was floated as one of the accused in the case. Some posts directly claimed he was one of the ‘real culprits’ or ‘murderers’.<\/p>\n

Social Media Trial of Arshean Alam<\/h4>\n

As calls for swift action in the case grew louder, Kolkata Police arrested a civic volunteer<\/a> named Sanjay Roy based on circumstantial evidence and CCTV footage. According to the latest reports, DNA reports<\/a>, too, have confirmed his involvement. Forensic experts collected skin samples from the victim’s fingernails and found injuries on Sanjay’s body. On August 13, the Calcutta High Court handed over the case to the CBI, which currently has Sanjay in its custody.<\/p>\n

At the same time, several theories have surfaced in public discourse and on social media vis-a-vis the circumstances of the postgraduate trainee’s death. Some people have opined that Sanjay Roy was being made a scapegoat to protect someone. It is also being claimed that the commission of the crime involved more than one person. In this connection, some specific names of doctors from the hospital have surfaced as the accused in the case.<\/p>\n

Arshean Alam is one of the names. His name, along with that of another Muslim house staff, is particularly viral across social media platforms.<\/p>\n

Right Wing X user Hindutva Knight (@HPhobiaWatch<\/a>) tweeted the images of Arshean and the other Muslim R G Kar house staff and claimed that the Bengal government was trying to shelter the two. The tweet has received more than 10 Lakh views and has been retweeted over 7,000 times.<\/p>\n

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Reminder that Bengal Govt is saving these 2 accused. pic.twitter.com\/CvsM9WoNsX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hindutva Knight (@HPhobiaWatch) August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Kolkata Police served a notice on the user on grounds of peddling misinformation. In response, the user again tweeted<\/a> that they would not be deleting their tweet since they felt that the Kolkata Police\u2019s intentions were not right and that the police were trying to save \u201ca few high profile accused.\u201d<\/p>\n

Media outlet ABP Live<\/a> mentioned Arshean’s name in their report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The claim was also amplified by Right-wing columnist Madhu Kishwar. She tweeted a list which includes Arshean’s name. She claimed that all of the people named were absconding. It is worth noting that most of the names on the list are Muslims and Kishwar claims that the “names explain” why there is a “determined attempt to shield them” and hang Sanjoy Roy who she claims was “tricked into raping her dead body”.<\/p>\n

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It is being ALLEGED that these five Geniuses could be the ones guilty of barbaric rape &murder of M in the #RGKarCollege<\/a> .
\nThey are reportedly absconding since August 9.
\nThe names may explain why there is such a determined attempt to shield them and hang just ONE man who was\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/QKRKRU52Gc<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bb1KZXH2xt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Madhu Purnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter user @MrNationalistJJ tweeted pictures of social media profiles of three names, one of which is Arshean’s. This user claims that these three, whom he identifies as ‘the culprits’, had left the country. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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These three culprits have already left the country and they are the sons of TMC ministers of West Bengal, who had done this heinous crime.\ud83d\ude21#KolkataDoctor<\/a> #JusticeForMoumita<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hbq9YJms0d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr. Nationalist (@MrNationalistJJ) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arshean’s name was circulated with the same claim by various other social media users. On Facebook, a post mentioning his name as a suspect was published on a group page named West Bengal Doctors Forum. (Archives- 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>, 6<\/a>)<\/p>\n