Reporters Without Orders Ep 334: Kolkata horror, searches for victim’s video on porn sites

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by independent journalist Pranab Mondal and the Quint’s Aliza Noor.

Pranab talks about his report on the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the events that unfolded following the incident. He discusses how it is a culmination of mismanagement and malpractice while shedding light on the “lobby system” in hospital administration.

Aliza reported on a different aspect of the Kolkata case – about searches for the victim’s “video” trending on Google and porn sites. She says that the data shows a phenomenal surge in searches for such videos.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:03:13 - Kolkata horror

00:20:32 - Victim’s video search

00:38:04 - Recommendations

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Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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