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Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Protesting junior doctors turn down govt invite for talks

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Protesting junior doctors stated that they would not heed the Supreme Court's order to return to work by 5 pm today
Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Hundreds of junior doctors under West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) banner marched towards Swasthya Bhavan demanding justice for the alleged rape-murder victim at RG Kar Hospital and resignation of Kolkata CP and several health officials in Salt Lake, Sector V, India, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Hundreds of junior doctors under West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) banner marched towards Swasthya Bhavan demanding justice for the alleged rape-murder victim at RG Kar Hospital and resignation of Kolkata CP and several health officials in Salt Lake, Sector V, India, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal defied the Supreme Court's orders to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday, September 10. Claiming that their demands were still unfulfilled, the doctors said that they would continue their cease-work protests until their demands are implemented. The doctors have called for the resignation of the state’s health secretary and director of health education....Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday directed doctors on strike to resume work today at 5 pm, assuring them that they would not face any adverse actions, including punitive transfers. However, they also warned that if doctors did not return to work, they could not be held responsible for any actions taken against them. The Trinamool Congress also hailed the court's judgement.

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-After expressing disappointment over the top court's remarks, the junior doctors are marched to the health ministry's building in Kolkata to press ahead their demands. Objecting to the tenor of state government's invite for talks, the junior doctors refused to talk with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and vowed to continue their cease-work protest.

-A CBI court extended the judicial custody of former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Dr. Sandip Ghosh till September 23 over financial irregularities case being probed by agency.

-Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an official statement, shared details of the raids conducted by its Kolkata unit on September 6 at seven premises including the residence of Ghosh and his close relatives and associates in connection with the financial irregularities case.

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Sep 10, 2024 11:03 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: ED shares details of raids related to alleged corruption by former principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that the wife of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh had two immovable properties without the permission of the West Bengal government.

In an official statement, the agency shared details of the raids conducted by its Kolkata unit on September 6 at seven premises including the residence of Ghosh and his close relatives and associates in connection with the financial irregularities case. Read more

Sep 10, 2024 10:10 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors object to ‘language of email’ invite

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Agitating junior doctors blamed the tenor of invite for rejecting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s offer for talks at the state secretariat.

“The language of the communication is not only disrespectful to us doctors, it’s downright insensitive. We find no reason to reply to this mail,” Dr Debasish Halder, a leader of the protesting doctors who organised a sit-in before the state health department headquarters at Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake, said.

Sep 10, 2024 9:25 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: What did the protestors say

Sep 10, 2024 8:59 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: West Bengal minister claims Mamata waited over an hour for protesting doctors to respond

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee waited for over an hour anticipating a positive response from junior doctors agitating in front of the health ministry.

“At 6.10 pm, an email was sent to them (the protesting doctors) by Principal Secretary Health requesting 10 of them to come to Nabanna and to talk to the supreme authority of the state administration. Till 7.30 pm, our CM waited but nothing came from the end of the agitating doctors. Therefore at 7.30pm, she left the premises. She has always been requesting the junior doctors to come back to their services because this is a service for the common people and they should not be deprived, but we find that it has not been done", the minister said. (PTI)

Sep 10, 2024 8:22 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors turn down govt invite for talks

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protesting junior doctors turned down the state government's invite for talks saying the manner of invite and the condition for talks was not acceptable.

In addition to getting an email invite from the health secretary, who they are demanding to be sacked, the doctors said the officials could have addressed them directly in front of the health ministry.

Doctors also said the invite does not address hundreds of female doctors who are staging a sit-in. The government seeking a delegation of not more than ten people was also not acceptable to the protesting doctors. (PTI)

Sep 10, 2024 8:07 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Mamata invites agitating junior doctors for meeting at state secretariat

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: In a move to break the impasse, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited agitating junior doctors for a meeting at the state secretariat.

However, the doctors said they felt insulted after getting a mail inviting them for the meeting from the state health secretary, whose resignation they are demanding. (PTI)

Sep 10, 2024 7:47 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protesting doctors seek 'feedback' from CBI

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata said they too wanted normalcy, and the state should accept their demands.

The doctors are seeking 'feedback' from the CBI to know the accused Sanjay Roy's motive behind the crime. They are also seeking to know if there are any more people involved.

“We also want normalcy, but our demand is legitimate, so the state should accept this demand and if it is accepted, then only we will resume work. Our demand is the arrest of all culprits, a disciplinary action committee formed by the health ministry, and suspension of Sandip Ghosh”, a doctor told ANI.

Sep 10, 2024 7:16 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC leader Shatrughan Sinha says Mamata Banerjee took immediate action after the crime

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC leader Shatrughan Sinha defended Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she took immediate action after the rape and murder of a female doctor on August 9. He also said the “police worked with maturity and arrested the accused in a timely manner”.

“Some people are asking for the resignations of Bengal Police Commissioner and Mamata Banerjee, but why? If action was not taken then this would have been justified”, Sinha told PTI.

Sep 10, 2024 6:56 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC accuses BJP worker of raping teen in Mekhilganj, Cooch Behar

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The ruling Trinamool Congress accused the state BJP of running a cover-up campaign to hide the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl by a BJP worker in Cooch Behar's Mekhilganj.

“@SuvenduWB and his VULTURES flocked to Mathabhanga to cash in on public sentiment. But we will not allow BJP to get away with raping girls in Mekhliganj by running cover-up campaigns elsewhere. They're wolves in sheep's clothing, ready to prey on the vulnerable while pretending to be saviours”, the party posted on X.

Sep 10, 2024 6:22 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protesting junior doctors assemble in front of Swasthya Bhavan

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: As their 5 pm deadline to the state government lapsed, protesting junior doctors assemble in front of Swasthya Bhavan to start their sit-in protest.

"We will continue with the cease work as our demands are not fulfilled. We had asked the state government to remove the Kolkata Police Commissioner, health secretary, director of health services and the director of medical education by 5 PM. We are open to discussion," one of the agitating doctors told PTI.

Sep 10, 2024 5:51 PM IST

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Sep 10, 2024 5:15 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors defy SC ultimatum to resume duties by 5 pm

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protesting junior doctors reached the health ministry's Swasthya Bhavan to press ahead with their demands. Doctors said they would not resume their duties unless their concerns are addressed in concrete measures by the state government.

Sep 10, 2024 4:51 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Medical college issues notices to 51 doctors for ‘promoting a culture of intimidation’

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has issued a notice to 51 doctors for promoting a culture of intimidation and endangering the democratic atmosphere of the institution. They have been asked to appear before the enquiry committee on September 11.

The doctors have to prove their innocence before the committee and their entry to the premises would be restricted unless summoned for enquiry, the notice issued by the hospital authority said.

Sep 10, 2024 4:06 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Court extends former principal's judicial custody

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: A CBI court has sent Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, to judicial custody until September 23. Ghosh is facing charges related to financial irregularities during his tenure at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The court also sent Ghosh's security personnel Afsar Ali and two alleged associates, contractors Vendors Biplab Sinha and Suman Hazra, to judicial custody till September 23. The CBI told the court that it would seek their custody again if required.

Sep 10, 2024 4:00 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors to stage dharna if demands are not accepted by 5 pm

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors marching to the health ministry's Swasthya Bhawan said they would stage a dharna in front of the premises if the state government does not accept their demands by 5 pm.

However, the doctors reiterated that they are open to any kind of discussion with the state government.

Replicating the symbolism of gifting a model spine to the police commissioner, the protesters showcased brooms and even a model brain, in their bid to "clean up" the state health sector and make the top brass "think" about the plight of the doctors.

Sep 10, 2024 3:20 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors begin their march to health ministry

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Ahead of the Supreme Court's 5 pm deadline to resume work, junior doctors in Kolkata began their march to the health ministry in Kolkata.

Police have put up barricades to prevent any potential threats to law-and-order situation.

The protesting doctors have set the same 5 pm deadline for the state government to accept their demands

Sep 10, 2024 3:01 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: How many more lives must be lost? asks TMC

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The ruling Trinamool Congress continued to post stories of people who are allegedly suffering due to lack of medical care.

Sep 10, 2024 2:24 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: What are protesting junior doctors in Kolkata demanding?

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: After the SC hearing on Monday, many junior doctors in Kolkata said verbal assurances don't make them feel safe to resume work.

Their demands include the following

-identification of and appropriate legal action against all possible culprits involved in the rape and murder as well as against those who are involved in the alleged tampering of evidence.

-Disciplinary action against former R.G Kar principal Sandip Kumar Ghosh by the West Bengal Medical Council following his suspension and resignation of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal.

-tightened security for all healthcare workers in hospitals and health centres.

-an end to the alleged ‘threat culture’ in all State-run hospitals and medical colleges across West Bengal.

Sep 10, 2024 1:52 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Protests continue across West Bengal demanding justice for RG Kar victim

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: As the case of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata marks a month, protests continue to rage across West Bengal as people continue to reel from the horrific crime.

People have called for the resignation of chief minister Mamata Banerjee as well as chief of Kolkata police Vineet Goyal due to allegations of mishandling the case and tampering with evidence.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has denied the allegations and stated that these were conspiracies by the central government and Left parties to destabilise her government.

Sep 10, 2024 1:30 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: IMA expresses disappointment at Supreme Court order

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) released a statement on Monday expressing disappointment at the Supreme Court's order asking protesting doctors to resume work.

In an official statement, the IMA said, “We were expecting a positive outcome keeping in mind the brutality of the offense. However, we are totally disheartened by the proceedings of the court and CBI.”

They stated that there was no attempt to ensure speedy justice and added that, “We were even more disheartened to learn that Hon'ble Supreme Court has asked the junior doctors, who are the forerunners of this protest to return to work by 5pm tomorrow. Our junior colleagues are protesting for a speedy and fair justice for the heinous crime against Abhaya and also fighting against the health syndicate so that this sort of crime and corruption. never happen in future.”

Sep 10, 2024 1:15 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Mamata Banerjee retains Kolkata police commissioner amid calls for his resignation

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has defended keping Vineet Goyal as the Kolkata police commissioner, amid calls for him to step down due to allegations of mishandling the case of a trainee doctor's rape and murder at RG Kar hospital on August 9.

"Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Vineet Goyal, offered to resign after RG Kar protests, but we need someone who knows law and order ahead of Durga Puja," she said.

Sep 10, 2024 12:55 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: BJP MP slams INDIA bloc parties for silence on RG Kar case

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday criticised the INDIA alliance parties for their silence on the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital.

"In this matter, not only Mamata Banerjee but also the INDI Alliance is entirely responsible, as no party has yet spoken a single word in support of the victim," he said.

Sep 10, 2024 12:44 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: “How many more lives must be lost?”, TMC questions protesting doctors

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Trinamool Congress has once again requested the protesting doctors to resume work and have asked them to remember their duty to save lives.

In a post on X, the party said, “One tragedy after another - the human cost of doctors abstaining from their duty is mounting. This time, a man from Haripal, Hooghly, lost his life after being denied the treatment he desperately needed.”

They added, "We have always acknowledged the concerns behind the protests, but how many more lives must be lost before the medical fraternity rises to the occasion and fulfills its duty?"

Sep 10, 2024 12:01 PM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Indian diaspora protests across 25 countries to demand justice for RG Kar victim

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Members of the Indian diaspora have organised protests in 25 countries across more than 130 cities to demand justice for the victim in the RG Kar case.

The case has also sparked protests nationwide with junior doctors still on strike, demanding safety and the resignation of the state health minister, the chief minister and the chief of Kolkata police, for allegedly mishandling the case.

Sep 10, 2024 11:32 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha defends CM, says can't be held responsible in RG Kar case

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha has defended chief minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that no CM can be held responsible in such a case.

Referring to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the TMC MP and actor said that, “ This matter is under the watch of the Supreme Court and the CBI is investigating this, so is it appropriate to say anything about it? I want to say not just for Mamata Banerjee but for any Chief Minister that a Chief Minister can not be held responsible for such a crime.”

Sep 10, 2024 11:13 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: One month since RG Kar case, what steps have been taken by the CBI?

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Marking more than a month from the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital, here are a few updates on the CBI probe

- The CBI took over the case from the Kolkata police due to a Calcutta high court order

- The prime suspect of the CBI is Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, as they have currently ruled out the possibility of gang-rape

- The CBI is parallely running a probe on the former principal of RG Kar medical college and hospital, Sandip Ghosh, for financial irregularities

- Sanjay Roy was detained by the CBI after questioning and multiple polygraph tests and has been put under judicial custody till September 20

- The CBI has been asked to file a fresh report on September 17 by the Supreme Court, due to discrepancies in the forensic report

Sep 10, 2024 10:45 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front says they would only “consider” SC order if demands are met

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front said it would only "consider" the Supreme Court's order for doctors to resume work by 5 pm today, if their demands are met.

"Otherwise, we will understand that the government does not wish to end the deadlock," the group said in an official statement.

The demands include better safety measures, from adequate security staff and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to proper patient services in government hospitals, and the removal of the city's police chief.

Sep 10, 2024 10:25 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Mamata Banerjee offers to talk to protesting doctors' representatives

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has offered to talk to representative members of doctors protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital.

Banerjee has called for protesting doctors' to resume work in line with an order from the Supreme Court yesterday.

Sep 10, 2024 10:14 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Shatrughan Sinha calls crime a shame on society

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Trinamool Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday denounced the Kolkata rape and murder as a heinous, unforgivable crime, calling it a shameful reflection on society.

Sep 10, 2024 9:40 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: BJP pushes for Mamata Banerjee resignation

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The BJP has continued its push for the resignation of chief minister Mamata Banerjee after the Supreme Court ruling on the RG Kar case.

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia claimed on Monday that the West Bengal CM was a liar and said, “The Supreme Court has made scathing remarks, unveiling the dirty face of Mamata Banerjee.”

Sep 10, 2024 9:25 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Mamata Banerjee rejects claims of tampering with evidence

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee rejected claims that the construction work near the seminar hall at RG Kar hospital was intended to tamper with evidence.

She stated that the work was for building retiring rooms and washrooms for doctors, not for obstructing the rape-murder probe of the woman medic.

Sep 10, 2024 9:02 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: NHRC suggests guidelines for reporting crimes against women

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Amid the investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has suggested guidelines for reporting crimes against women.

In a national symposium on women's safety at work and public spaces held on Monday, the NHRC recommended safety and social audits of cities and institutions, gender sensitisation at schools, colleges and workplaces, and media guidelines for reporting crimes against women.

Sep 10, 2024 8:38 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: TMC requests junior doctors to resume work, hails Supreme Court order

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Trinamool Congress has come out in support of the Supreme Court order asking junior doctors on strike to resume work by 5 pm today.

The TMC posted on X, “We express our gratitude to Supreme Court for stepping in & directing doctors, who have been abstaining from their duties over the R G Kar tragedy, to return to work by 5 PM tomorrow.”

They added, “The ultimate duty of a doctor is to save lives, and this commitment cannot be compromised. We humbly urge them to abide by their sacred oath to care for those in need.”

Sep 10, 2024 8:21 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Ganeshotsav celebrations call for justice for RG Kar victim

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Ganesh Chaturthi festivities have been increased marked by solidarity with protests demanding justice for the victim in the brutal rape and murder at RG Kar hospital, Kolkata.

In Mumbai, decoration accompanying a Ganpati idol installed as part of the 10-day festival in a household in Kalina, featured - posters on the theme of crimes against women, cardboard models of the Supreme Court, the RG Kar facility, the West Bengal Assembly and a statue of the Lady of Justice.

Sep 10, 2024 8:11 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: CBI to file fresh report on September 17

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Supreme Court has ordered the CBI to file a fresh report in the RG Kar case on September 17.

The apex court raised questions about the forensic report as well as other discrepancies. The CBI will be sending forensic samples to AIIMS to be re-examined as well.

Sep 10, 2024 7:46 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Victim's parents claim Mamata Banerjee lied about offering bribes

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The parents of the victim in the RG Kar case have claimed that chief minister Mamata Banerjee offered them bribes after their daughter's death and has lied about it in the media recently.

“The Chief Minister told us that we would receive money and suggested that we create something in our daughter's memory. I responded that I would come to her office to collect the money once my daughter gets justice,” the victim's mother told news agency ANI.

Sep 10, 2024 7:33 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Jawhar Sircar vows to continue advocating for women's rights despite resignation

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Former TMC leader Jawhar Sircar, who resigned from the party and his Rajya Sabha post, vowed to continue advocating for women's rights despite his exit from politics.

He also showed confidence in CM Mamata Banerjee, stating that "If Mamata Banerjee talks to the young doctors, the protest will end tomorrow."

However, he was also critical of the government and it's inability to bring justice to the victim of the brutal rape and murder at RG Kar hospital.

Sep 10, 2024 7:12 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: CM Mamata Banerjee asks doctors to resume work and “return to festivities”

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged protesting doctors to return to work and carry out their duty and asked them to “return to festivities” ahead of the Durga Puja festival.

Her remarks drew backlash from the victim's family who called her statement “insensitive” in the wake of the ongoing investigation of the rape and murder of their daughter, a trainee doctor, at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata

Sep 10, 2024 6:37 AM IST

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Junior doctors refuse to return to work despite Supreme Court order

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal stated on Monday evening that they would defy the Supreme Court's orders to resume work by 5 pm today.

The doctors also said that they would also launch a rally to 'Swasthya Bhavan' – the headquarters of the health department, today at noon.

The Supreme Court on Monday had urged the doctors to resume work as their duty comes before protesting.

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