Kolkata murder case highlights: West Bengal govt cancels order to transfer doctors

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: “Today, news is being published about the transfer of 42 doctors. Our West Bengal government has almost 24 medical colleges. Apart from that, there are many specialized institutes in which there are more than 6000 doctors. In West Bengal, their promotional exercise of Medical Education Service, their routine transfer exercise is a very long process. This process started 2 months before this incident. Its approval was also done a lot of days before this incident. But we have to do a lot of checking on it. Therefore, it is possible that its publication got delayed...But looking at the situation here right now, we have to keep the service completely normal everywhere. Therefore, we have cancelled this order right now. After this, any further decision about it will be taken after a few days,” says Narayan Swaroop Nigam, Principal Secretary, Health, West Bengal.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: CBI has sent a team of experts from CFSL Delhi to Kolkata to conduct a psycho-analysis test on the accused Sanjay Roy; officials.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: “This is a very barbaric act, we strongly condemn it. There should be a thorough investigation into this case. Justice should be done and the culprit should get the harshest punishment. CBI should work fast,” said CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: CBI Team leaves from THE RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after examination of the crime scene.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: “The chief minister should be ashamed that such an incident happened and those who were protesting against it were attacked for the protest. Mamataji has become 'nirmam' (ruthless) in West Bengal. There is jungle raj. The situation should change. The victim should get justice, and the accused should be punished,” said agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: In a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi, Indian Medical Association lists five solutions/demands in the case.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Speaking on the transfer of doctors from various medical colleges and hospitals across West Bengal amid the nationwide uproar over the Kolkata hospital rape-murder case, Calcutta Medical College and Hospital rincipal Dr Indranil Biswas said that the orders were ‘routine.’

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: "Mamata Banerjee is protesting to divert people's attention from this issue. She herself is a woman. She should have taken strict action against the culprits while discharging her responsibility as the head of the state. She should resign because she has failed to handle the situation," Asha Devi said. Read more

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: ""No matter how much the incident in Bengal is condemned, it is less. The Bengal government and the agencies of the central government are working hard to ensure that the culprits are punished as severely as possible,” Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren said in a post on X.

""I would like to appeal to all the doctors in the state that your government stands with you in this hour of grief, but the treatment of patients is also very important. Please return to work and give your meaningful cooperation in making the patients healthy," he added.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: The June 2013 gang rape and murder of a student in West Bengal's Kamduni is in the spotlight amid protests over the August 9 rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the state capital. Read more

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: "In its defense, the TMC government is trying to give the incident a religious and political colur; the opposition is no different on this front. It is important to worry about how the culprits will get strict punishment and the victim's family, justice,' former Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati on X (formerly Twitter).

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: “Mamata Banerjee herself is a woman and understands the pain of a woman. She has taken action as per demand. The government has also decided to get the matter investigated by CBI or any other institution. But along with this, the people of the Bharatiya Janata Party should not do politics. BJP should not take political advantage from the incidents,” says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Protest held under the banner "Awaaz Tolo Nari" (Raise Your Voice, Women), with demonstrators holdings placards with messages such as "Hang the Rapists", "Am I Next?", "Stop Violence", and “Don't Be an Alpha Male, Question What It Represents.”

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: “This incident is a symptom of rising violence against women and the negligence of the state towards its citizens. Instead of supporting doctors' empowerment by creating safe workplaces and efficient judicial mechanisms, government leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, have historically indulged in victim-blaming and misogynist responses,” according to the open letter.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, appears for questioning by CBI for the second straight day.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: ABVP workers protest against West Bengal's Trinamool government over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: "In view of the concerns expressed by FORDA, IMA and Resident Doctors’ Associations of Governmental Medical Colleges & Hospitals of Delhi, the Ministry assured them of constituting a Committee to suggest all such possible measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals. Representatives of all stakeholders including the State Governments will be invited to share their suggestions with the Committee. The Ministry requested the agitating doctors to resume their duties in the larger public interest and in view of the rising cases of Dengue and Malaria: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Bollywood actor R Madhavan has expressed his profound outrage and despair at the brutal rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at a hospital in Kolkata that has sent shockwaves across the country, igniting a wave of protests and condemnation from various sectors.

Taking to his social media platform Madhavan penned a poignant note. "I've been trying to figure out what I need to say and how to say it."

"If #Nirbhaya case has not had an impact and this brutal atrocity continues, then what HARSH steps need to be taken to put the fear of God in the perpetuators? My heart goes out to the family of the victim. There is nothing we can do or say to ever ease the pain of this tragedy for the rest of their lives," the actor wrote.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: On the RG Kar rape-murder incident, Post Graduate Teacher Dr Arif Ahmed Laskar said, "CBI should interrogate everyone from the administration that were present during the incident. If anyone is found guilty, we demand their arrest and prosecution as per law. We have asked for the resignation of the officials in the administration and they should not be posted in any other administrative position...We want justice..."

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has alleged that the site at the RG Medical College and Hospital where the 31-year-old trainee woman doctor was raped and murdered underwent sudden renovations, potentially leading to tampering with evidence. Read more.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Regarding the rape and murder of a female resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said, “The entire country is outraged and demands justice. However, instead of delivering justice, the Trinamool Congress government seems focused on protecting the rapists rather than the victims. TMC doesn’t stand for Trinamool Congress; it’s become synonymous with ‘Taliban Mujhe Chahiye’ (I want the Taliban).”

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: A case has been registered against a doctor in Amreli city, Gujarat, for allegedly brandishing his licensed pistol while addressing a protest against the Kolkata rape-murder case, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Friday at Rajkamal Chowk, where medical students and doctors had gathered for a candle march. Dr. GJ Gajera, a private practitioner, reportedly displayed his pistol “to create fear among the public,” according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Chirag Desai.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: A team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrived at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to investigate the rape and murder of the female doctor.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, appeared before the CBI on Saturday for questioning for the second consecutive day in connection with the rape and murder of a doctor.

On Friday, the CBI escorted Ghosh for questioning, which lasted until 3 am on Saturday. He was kept at the CBI's city office in the CGO Complex until 9.30 pm before the questioning began, according to an officer.

Ghosh returned to the CBI office a little before 10:30 am on Saturday for his second round of examination.

Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Karnataka joined the nationwide protest on Saturday, condemning the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata. In Bengaluru, over 1,000 doctors participated in a protest at the IMA office in Chamarajpet.

IMA Karnataka unit president Srinivasa S told PTI that branches across the state will remain closed, with no OPD services available. He emphasised that the doctors demand justice for the young doctor and called for a central law to protect medical professionals, saying, "What happened to her is totally unacceptable. We don't want any political involvement. Doctors, like other professionals, work in sensitive areas, and we need a law to safeguard them."