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By Shefali Srivastava A viral post on social media claims that a student returning from a protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, was brutally murdered. However, this claim is false. BOOM found that the East Bardhaman Police of West Bengal has denied the claim on social media, stating that it is a rumour, and that action will be taken against those spreading it. The police also confirmed to BOOM that no such complaint has been received. The claim was shared in the wake of a real incident where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and H…