Kolkata rape-murder victim’s sculpture at RG Kar receives backlash: ‘So tone-deaf'

The "Cry of the Hour" sculpture aims to capture the suffering and anguish that the RG Kar murder and rape victim went through.

Kolkata rape-murder victim’s sculpture at RG Kar receives backlash: ‘So tone-deaf'

A memorial monument honouring the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor who was brutally raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has been unveiled by junior doctors there.
Famous artist Asit Sain created the sculpture, "Cry of the Hour," which is intended to represent the victim's suffering and trauma. It has been positioned on a pedestal in front of the PGB Gardens, close to the structure housing the principal's office, according to the Indian Express.