Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Doctors rally for justice in RG Kar rape-murder case

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Resident doctors from major hospitals including AIIMS, Safdarjung and GTB Hospital held a candlelight march in Delhi on Wednesday night, intensifying their demand for justice for the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder victim and demonstrating solidarity with their fellow healthcare professionals.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Hundreds of people from various backgrounds gathered across Kolkata on Wednesday night, demanding justice for the murdered woman doctor at state-run RG Kar Hospital. They called for a swift investigation and the arrest of those responsible for the heinous crime.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday led the BJP's “Raat Dokhol,” a candlelight vigil, calling for justice for the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: As protests continue across Kolkata, including a blackout at RG Kar Hospital, West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar said on Wednesday that the party's involvement is non-political. He emphasized that the protest is driven by societal and public concerns, with the BJP participating as a secondary supporter, while people, social organizations and society are at the forefront.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose lights a candle at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata to protest the rape-murder case.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: People staged protest at Shyam Bazaar in Kolkata against the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday shared a picture on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “Kolkata observes complete blackout in solidarity with doctors’ protest, demanding justice for the RG Kar rape and murder victim. West Bengal believes that criminal syndicates operating under Mamata Banerjee’s patronage killed the young lady doctor because she knew too much. Later, the CM and Commissioner of Kolkata Police did everything in their power to cover up the ghastly crime. This is anger of the people speaking.”

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Protestors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital carried out a candle march to protest against the rape-murder incident.

“They have the legislative power to enact a law, and accordingly, they have brought a bill but this is absolutely useless. No agency can complete an investigation within a limited period and then go for trial and finish it in a certain time. These are all populistic jargon. It will ultimately fetch no benefit to anybody. This will give her another step forward to fight against the centre because, most likely, this bill will not be approved by the President. They will go on shouting against the centre again, that is the reason behind introducing this bill. Nothing else,” said the counsel representing the victim's family.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Union health secretary Apurva Chandra has directed all states and Union territories to submit a report on safety and security measures for doctors and healthcare workers by September 10. This directive follows the Supreme Court's August 22 order for meetings with secretaries and police directors general to ensure state governments and UTs implement basic safety measures for doctors at their workplaces.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Former Union minister and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday took aim the West Bengal government's approach to women's safety under chief minister Mamata Banerjee. He said, “If a state's chief minister is a woman, yet women are not safe, it reflects the state's poor condition.”

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, counsel for the RG Kar case victim's family, on Wednesday called West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's anti-rape bill "absolutely useless," saying it is more focused on confronting the central government than on genuinely addressing the issue of sexual violence.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Calcutta High Court's decision to reject his request to be included in a petition accusing financial irregularities at the institute during his tenure.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Trinamool Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday said tat the CBI has to answer whether there is vengeance involved in the RG Kar medical hospital incident.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Trinamool Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh raised a series of questions about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the RG Kar Medical Hospital rape and murder case.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged doctors to resume patient care and leave the pursuit of justice to the Supreme Court, regarding the protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued their 'cease work' protest on Wednesday against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar Hospital last month. Health services at most state-run medical facilities remained crippled due to the 'cease work,' which has been ongoing for over three weeks.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday night arrested the ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, over financial irregularities at the Kolkata medical facility. Three others – his security guard Afsar Ali, and hospital vendors Biplav Singha and Sumana Hazara – were also arrested. The agency has been questioning Sandip Ghosh daily for more than two weeks. What are the accusations against against him?. Read more

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Commenting on West Bengal's new anti-rape bill, Janta Dal (United) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said women safety cannot be ensured if stringent action is not taken at all levels of the government.

"If you make a law, and your intentions are not good, if you can't get your party members to be with you, and if you can't discipline the corrupt officers who are not implementing these laws, then you won't be able to give safety to the women in the state", he added.

Kolkata Rape Case News Live: Amid a fierce face-off between the TMC and BJP over Bengal's new anti-rape bill, NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh criticised the Centre over delay in granting assent to Maharashtra's Shakti bill aimed at strengthening anti-rape laws in the state.

"We passed the bill 3 years ago under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray's Maha Vikas Aghadi government and sent the bill to Delhi. For the last 3 years, the bill has been pending in Delhi. I have written to Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis as he is in power and so we can implement it in Maharashtra...If CM Eknath Shinde doesn't look into this matter we will protest at the Governor's house in the same manner," Deshmukh told ANI.

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of politicising the woman doctor's death by introducing the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,’ claiming she had “failed to act” to prevent the crime initially.

The Bill was passed in the state assembly after the opposition BJP MLAs lent their support to it even as Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Mamata Banerjee moved the Bill to “divert attention from public anger and protests” over the gruesome crime. Read more

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Union government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, accusing the West Bengal government of a “systemic malaise” and “willful non-compliance” in providing essential infrastructure and security for the central forces stationed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Read more

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Amid debate over West Bengal's new anti-rape law, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju posted a letter from 2021 on X and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored her duty to ensure speedy justice to women and children.

The letter addressed to Banerjee cites the lack of required number of such courts in West Bengal and assured the Centre's help to set up and operationalise them.

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Resident junior doctors in Kolkata continued to desist from work on Wednesday to protest the rape and murder of a female doctor.

Health services remained crippled at most state-run medical facilities, PTI reported.