KOLKATA: The four city doctors , who were asked to vacate a rented flat at Kudghat because of their religious identity, will continue to stay there.

Sanghati Abhijan — the volunteer group which came forward to help Aftab Alam and his friends — has sorted the issue by talking to locals , their landlord and the family members of the neighbour who opposed their stay.

When TOI spoke to the neighbour, he said it was a “small” matter and those young doctors, being immature, made a big issue out of it. “I didn’t make any communal statement, nor did I intend to hurt anyone’s religious sentiment. It was only for the security of the apartment that I wanted their ID cards.” However, he added that he was against the stay of four bachelors in and the same would be discussed at the evening meeting so that further misunderstandings do not occur. Since Thursday, TOI has been flooded with calls from people, who want to help resolve the issue.

Alam said, “We will stay as other neighbours have stood by us. Also, our landlord did not have any problem so we have decided not to shift.”

