Kolkata: Abandoned bag creates bomb scare at R G Kar Hospital

Kolkata: An abandoned bag in Kolkata's R G Kar Hospital on Thursday created panic among patients and agitating medics, who have been in protest since August 9 when a lady medic was raped and murdered on the premises, official sources said.

A bomb squad was called in by the Central Industrial Security Force who also cordoned off the area.

The bag was noticed on a makeshift stage on the hospital's campus.

It was placed beside the victim's portrait which has been kept there for citizens to offer tributes, sources said.