Kolkata doctor rape-murder case Highlights: CISF deployed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The lie detection test can only be conducted after obtaining the court's permission and the suspect's consent.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will conduct a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at the hospital on August 9. They were on duty when the incident took place. ...Read More
A special court in Kolkata granted the CBI permission to hold a polygraph test on Thursday. The lie detection test can only be conducted after obtaining the court's permission and the suspect's consent. The agency has also sought the polygraph test on the main accused, Sanjay Roy.
The trainee doctor was raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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The crime took place on the third-floor seminar hall of the chest department late at night, and police later said multiple lacerations and wounds were found on her body. The crime has sparked widespread outrage and led to protests within and beyond the medical community.
Resident doctor associations in most government hospitals across India have been protesting against the brutal rape and murder of the trainee doctor for the last 11 days. As result all elective services, including OPDs, non-emergency surgeries, diagnostics, among other services, were halted.
The strike was called off on Thursday after a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud requested doctors to do so. “How does a public health infrastructure run if the doctors don’t report to work? Justice and medicine cannot go on a strike,” the Supreme Court had said.
The court ordered CBI to submit another status report on its investigation into the rape and murder, while directing the Kolkata Police to submit its report on the vandalism incident by September 5. The bench also ordered proactive steps to address the larger issue of doctors’ safety in public hospitals, a concern that has resonated across the medical community in the wake of the Kolkata incident.
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- Aug 23, 2024 07:35 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: ‘CBI has not yielded good results so far,’ says father of the victim
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The father of the 31-year-old victim, who was raped and murdered on August 9 at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, says, "We have not been able to speak with him. The day the incident occurred, he called us but the students told us not to go. He came there (incident spot) but he did not speak with us," said the father of the deceased doctor, referring to Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Regarding the Calcutta High Court's directive for a CBI inquiry, he remarked, "CBI is one of the biggest agencies of the country. But they have not yielded a good result so far in the 10 days that they have taken over the case. We demand that they take action at the earliest and there be strict punishment."
When asked if they plan to approach the Supreme Court over irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, he responded, "We will approach, if needed. We have not made any decision yet."
(ANI)
- Aug 23, 2024 07:14 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: ‘Discussing on how to make RG Kar a better place,’ says hospital's vice president.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Saptarshi Chatterjee, Medical Superintendent and Vice President of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, said, “We held meetings with both the students and my faculty. We are actively discussing how we can quickly improve RG Kar, as we are committed to providing service to many patients and their relatives.”
- Aug 23, 2024 05:56 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: BJP activists protest at police stations across Bengal
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: BJP activists on Friday staged protests at police stations across West Bengal, raising slogans and blocking entrances for several hours over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.
In Purba Medinipur district, more than 500 BJP supporters, including many women, forcibly entered the Nandigram police station. They breached barricades and clashed with state police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, demanding the resignation of chief minister Mamata Banerjee due to her alleged failure to protect women health workers.
- Aug 23, 2024 05:05 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: ‘Mamata Banerjee is doing a lot of politics around Sandip Ghosh,’ alleges BJP's Locket Chatterjee
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Hitting out at TMC supremo and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over rape and murder of trainee doctor in state-run hospital, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee said, “Sandip Ghosh is aware of many details. Mamata Banerjee is heavily politicizing the situation surrounding Sandip Ghosh. This indicates that the case is not just a regular murder; it's a significant political rape and murder... The CBI will reveal the truth after questioning Sandip Ghosh... Sanjay Roy is being used as a scapegoat; many others are involved... We demand justice.”
- Aug 23, 2024 04:56 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: CISF deployed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Following the Supreme Court's directive to transfer security responsibilities for Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) amid the suo motu case regarding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, CISF personnel have been deployed to enhance security at the hospital and college complex across all shifts.
This action was taken after the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ordered the handover of security to the CISF as part of the ongoing suo motu case concerning the rape and murder of the trainee doctor.
- Aug 23, 2024 03:56 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Broken door bolt comes under CBI scrutiny
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: The CBI, investigating the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, is focusing on how the crime was carried out without interruption in the seminar hall. An officer noted that the investigation is particularly examining the broken tower bolt found on the door of the facility’s seminar room, according to a PTI report.
- Aug 23, 2024 03:27 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Cal HC transfers RG Kar hospital financial irregularities probe to CBI
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: The Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the investigation into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The court's decision came in response to a petition filed by Akhtar Ali, a former deputy superintendent of the medical institution, who requested an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into suspected financial misconduct during the tenure of the college's former principal, Sandip Ghosh.
- Aug 23, 2024 02:37 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: British Indians rally for justice with marches and peace vigils
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Indian students, charities, and diaspora organizations in Britain have organised a series of events to continue advocating for justice following the rape and murder of an on-duty female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
On Thursday, women's organisations held peace vigils at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in London's Parliament Square and several other UK cities. Meanwhile, the Students' Federation of India – United Kingdom (SFI-UK) led a march in Liverpool on Wednesday.
In London's Parliament Square, hundreds gather, lighting candles that spell out “Justice” and holding placards with messages promoting respect and empowerment of women.
- Aug 23, 2024 02:17 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Why CBI wants to subject 3 doctors to polygraph test?
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to administer polygraph tests to four hospital employees as part of its investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to India Today, the police will also conduct polygraph tests on two first-year postgraduate trainee doctors after their fingerprints were discovered inside the seminar room. The two PG doctors had dinner with the woman before she went to rest in the seminar room. Dig deeper
- Aug 23, 2024 01:47 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Fear in RG Kar Hospital
Several women doctors of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have left the campus amid fear after the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor inside the hospital premises on August 9.
According to the junior doctors, barring the nursing hostel, almost all other hostels at the medical college have been deserted. More here.
- Aug 23, 2024 01:17 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Resident doctors in Delhi return to work
In a major relief for patients, hundreds of resident doctors in Delhi returned to work on Friday after ending their 11-day strike over the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata.
The strike was called off on Thursday after a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud requested doctors to do so.
- Aug 23, 2024 12:31 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: CBI takes Sanjay Roy to court
Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar College and Hospital, is being taken to Sealdah Court from the CBI office in Kolkata. His police custody is ending today.
- Aug 23, 2024 12:30 pm IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Sanjay Roy stalked Kolkata rape-murder victim on August 8?
Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case, had told the Kolkata police that he stalked the victim at the chest medicine ward on August 8, a day before the crime.
The CCTV footage of the chest ward of the hospital shows the 33-year-old civic volunteer leering at the victim and four other junior doctors.
- Aug 23, 2024 11:43 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Jharkhand to bring medical protection bill soon
Amid junior doctors' stir demanding security at workplaces, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta has said the state government will soon bring a medical protection bill to the assembly, reports PTI.
"A medical protection bill will be brought soon in the state to ensure that a stringent law is enacted for the protection of medical professionals," Gupta says.
"I have come to know that the agitating doctors have called off their strike and decided to resume work. I, on behalf of the Jharkhand government, assure you that the government will initiate all possible steps for the safety and respect of medical professionals," he adds.
- Aug 23, 2024 10:52 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: CISF at RG Kar Medical College
CISF has been deployed at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after a Supreme Court order, reports ANI.
- Aug 23, 2024 10:29 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Sandip Ghosh arrives at CBI office
Former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, has arrived at the CBI office, ANI reported. He will be questioned for the 8th consecutive day in connection with the agency's probe into the rape and murder of the trainee doctor.
- Aug 23, 2024 10:03 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: What SC said about Bengal govt's handling of case
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply criticised the West Bengal government over the 14-hour delay in registration of the FIR after the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
The top court highlighted the discrepancies in the police’s records, the bench on Thursday pointedly asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, why the FIR was registered only at 11.45pm, almost 14 hours after the discovery of the victim’s body. More here.
- Aug 23, 2024 09:21 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: CISF DIG on deployment at RG Kar Medical College
After the Supreme Court ordered the deployment of CISF at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, CISF Deputy Inspector General K Pratap Singh has said that the teams of CISF have been deployed that will work in all the shifts, reports ANI.
- Aug 23, 2024 09:05 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: What happened on August 9?
The body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital had been discovered by a first-year PGT doctor of the chest department at 9.30 am on August 9. The first general diary (GDE 542) was recorded by the Tala police station at 10.10 am and the police collected 40 exhibits from the crime scene before the FIR was lodged at 11.45 pm. Read more.
- Aug 23, 2024 08:52 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: What accused's psychoanalytic profile says
The psychoanalytic profiling of the Kolkata doctor rape-murder accused, Sanjay Roy, has revealed that he is a “pervert and severely addicted to pornography”, a CBI officer has said.
The man has an "animal-like instinct" and he showed no remorse for the grisly murder inside the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during interrogation, the officer added. Read more.
- Aug 23, 2024 08:28 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: Court granted permission for polygraph test
A special court in Kolkata granted the CBI permission to hold a polygraph test on Thursday.
The lie detection test can only be conducted after obtaining the court's permission and the suspect's consent.
- Aug 23, 2024 08:27 am IST
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case live: CBI to do polygraph test on Sandip Ghosh, 4 others
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will conduct a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at the hospital on August 9.
They were on duty when the incident took place.