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Man dies in elevator at RG Kar hospital, family alleges no operator on duty
Updated On: 20 March, 2026 02:36 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
A man identified as Arup Bandopadhyay died after being trapped in an elevator at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday, with relatives alleging that no elevator operator or hospital staff was available to reactivate the stuck elevator for over an hour

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In a shocking case, a man died after being trapped in an elevator in the controversial state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Friday.
The relatives and friends of the deceased person were protesting within the R.G. Kar premises at the time the report was filed. The deceased person had been identified as Arup Bandopadhyay, a resident of Dum Dum in the northern outskirts of Kolkata, according to IANS.

