Overview
- Biswajit Samanta, 61, collapsed and died Monday after relatives say staff sent him to a pay‑and‑use toilet outside without a stretcher or wheelchair, and police registered an unnatural‑death case.
- Following Friday’s elevator death of Arup Banerjee, Kolkata Police arrested three lift operators and two security guards under culpable‑homicide provisions.
- Forensic teams inspected the trauma‑centre lift Sunday and Monday, reporting no clear mechanical fault so far and probing machine‑room access, with preliminary observations pointing to a failed door sensor and the car moving after an upper‑floor call.
- Investigators lack footage from inside the lift and are rebuilding the timeline from external CCTV, which shows delays in rescue and in alerting the maintenance agency, and they are verifying who entered the machine room.
- The High Court admitted a public‑interest case that seeks a CBI takeover, preservation of CCTV and compensation for the family, with a hearing set for March 27.