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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen for hospital security
Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Supreme Court hears case related to the RG Kar hospital incident
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case highlights: Amid nationwide protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is hearing a suo motu case related to the RG Kar hospital incident. Meanwhile, West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has arrived in Delhi to address the issue with President Droupadi Murmu and national leaders....Read More
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On Monday, during a Raksha Bandhan event at Raj Bhavan, the governor said, "In West Bengal, democracy is degenerating. This cannot go on. Today, we have to take a pledge to protect our daughters, sisters."
The trainee doctor's parents criticised the the alleged attempts to silence protestors and said they were disappointed in the handling of the rape-murder case by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Health services across the country have been hit as doctors' strikes enter their 10th day. The Union health ministry has approved a 25 per cent enhancement in security deployment at central hospitals, in response to doctors demands to ensure safety.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently conducting an investigation into the case, taking over from Kolkata police as per a Calcutta high court order. The CBI has been given permission to conduct a polygraph test on accused Sanjoy Roy.
The TMC government in West Bengal have faced scrutiny after their alleged involvement in stifling protests. Senior TMC leader Arup Chakraborty during a rally, warned doctors that if public anger were to turn against them, they would not save them. He also threatened those criticising Mamata Banerjee, saying their fingers would be broken, inviting ire from various other parties.
