RG Kar Medical College and Hospital yet again faced a major backlash after the Number Two lift of the trauma care building malfunctioned, trapping a family of three inside. ADVERTISEMENTAround Thursday midnight, Arup Bandopadhyay, 40, and his family went to the trauma care building of the state-run hospital to treat his son’s broken leg. The lift where Arup Bandopadhyay was trapped at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. “We are investigating why the liftman was absent at this time,” said Saptarshi Chattopadhyay, the medical superintendent and vice principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The liftman operating the lift was missing at the time when the incident took place.

Source: The Telegraph March 20, 2026 11:48 UTC