Kolkata doctor rape-murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen for hospital security

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: TMC MP Sagarika Ghose posted the West Bengal government's new “Rattirer Shaathi” protocol for the protection of women workers doing night shifts.

“My dear girl. My dear, dear girl, our ‘Tilottama’. May you rest in eternal peace. The monster Sanjay Roy who took your life will get the harshest punishment,” the TMC MP posted on X.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Kolkata police have issued notices to almost 280 people so far for allegedly spreading “misinformation” or “revealing pictures or the identity” of the victim, Indian Express reported.

The list includes handles from several states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, with many among them being fake or anonymous profiles posting with an intention to give communal colour to the incident, the police claimed.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Former colleagues have accused former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh, of running a mafia-like operation at the premises.

He is alleged to have extorted money by gaining commissions from hospital tenders and civil works carried out under his watch.

The CBI has been questioning Dr Ghosh over the incident. Among crucial questions the team asked him is why the victim's parents were made to wait for three hours to see their daughter's body.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: The Central Bureau of Investigation will likely conduct a polygraph test on the accused Sanjoy Roy today.

The CBI took over the case from the Kolkata police as per a Calcutta high court order and has been investigating the rape and murder of a trainee doctor during her shift at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

A local court gave them permission on Monday to conduct the psychological test on the civic volunteer to gauge his involvement in the case.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: The Maharashtra Resident Doctors Association (MARD) which has been leading the indefinite doctors' strikes since August 13 stated that they would decide on whether to end the strike based on the supreme court hearing today.

Doctors and nursing staff have been striking, in protest of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata.

The indefinite strike has impacted healthcare services in Mumbai, leaving patients stranded and surgeries postponed. The number of patients treated at OPDs and casualty wards also decreased compared to the previous week, according to the BMC.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Women and child development minister Annapurna Devi demanded the resignation of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, over the alleged stifling of protests and mishandling of a case of rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata.

In a post on X the minister said, “The failure and insensitivity of the Mamata Banerjee government in the case of the doctor's rape and murder have pushed public outrage to its peak across Bengal. But instead of providing answers, the government is shamelessly suppressing dissent and threatening those who raise their voices.”

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Mother-in-law of accused Sanjoy Roy, in the case of the rape and murder of a woman doctor, said, “hang him or do whatever you want. I will not speak about the crime,” in an interview with ANI.

She said that she was not close to Roy and he was not a good man as he had beaten up her daughter. However, she also said that he could do not have committed the crime alone.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: The union health ministry, on Monday, directed 25 per cent more security to be provided in central hospitals, amid doctors' strikes.

Resident doctors who have been demanding a special central law to check violence against healthcare workers after the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital, Kolkata.

The ministry issued a list of security measures including strict monitoring of the entry and exit and providing escort to women health professionals at night.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Calcutta medical college doctors created wall graffiti to register their protest and express their anger against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor during her shift at RG Kar medical college and hospital.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: Senior TMC minister Udayan Guha has sparked outrage after a clip went viral where he claims that those criticising Mamata Banerjee would be dealt with by breaking their fingers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has faced backlash over alleged mishandling of the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar hospital. Doctors have been on strike and demanding her resignation

“People who are attacking Mamata Banerjee, pointing fingers at her, and demanding her resignation will never succeed. Those pointing fingers at the CM will be broken and crushed,” he was heard saying in the video, which has spread like wildfire but has not been verified.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: The West Bengal government has constituted a special investigation team to look into the involvement of former RG Kar medical college principal Sandip Ghosh.

Ghosh, who has been questioned by the CBI four times, became a catalyst to doctors' strikes after making remarks that the trainee doctor who was murdered may have committed suicide.

His call details and chat records are also under investigation.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: The supreme court took cognizance of the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor and will be hearing the case today at 10:30 am as per their cause list.

As protests continue across the country, the TMC government and police have been accused of mishandling the case.

Kolkata murder case LIVE updates: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reached Delhi on Monday night amid speculations that he may meet President Droupadi Murmu and other national leaders to discuss the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital, Kolkata.

The case, which shocked the nation, has led to protests by doctors demanding increased security measures and swift justice. The ruling TMC government has faced allegations of stifling protests and faced the ire of the victim's parents as well.

Governor Bose has promised to ensure justice and expressed solidarity with those protesting against the gruesome crime.