Deadline given to Kolkata Police to complete probe was August 17, same must apply to CBI: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

NEW DELHI: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said that the deadline set by the CM Mamata Banerjee for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation should also apply to the CBI.

Earlier, CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday set a deadline till August 18 for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its investigation into the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week. CM also said that if the CBI fails to meet the deadline, Trinamool Congress will stage protests in the national capital on this issue.

Derek O'Brien highlighted that the public outrage in response to the crime is justified and deeply felt.

"CBI, which is now handling the case, must give daily updates on the investigation. The deadline given by the CM to Kolkata Police to complete the investigation was August 17. The same must apply to CBI. Kolkata Police has arrested one accused. Justice will happen only when CBI nabs all involved and sends the case to a fast-track court," O'Brien stated in a post on X.

O'Brien further expressed concerns about the potential for the case to be neglected.

"CBI taking over the case shouldn't lead to it being quietly buried. The urgent need of the hour is swift justice and the harshest punishment for the culprits. No one who committed this barbaric act must be spared. Those who attacked and ransacked the hospital also need to be booked. The police have arrested 19 people," O'Brien added.

"It is hard to conceive of a more bestial, heinous crime than the murder and rape of a young woman that took place in Kolkata. The public outrage is entirely understandable. Thoughts and prayers with her family," he conveyed.

Meanwhile, doctors and representatives from various medical organizations have announced protests across different locations in the country, expressing solidarity with the rape and murder victim from RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.

On the night of August 14, a mob of between 5,000 and 7,000 people, including several individuals, invaded RG Kar Hospital, attacked protesting doctors and medical students, and attempted to ransack the premises.

The incident has sparked nationwide strikes and protests by the medical fraternity as they demand justice for the postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and murdered on duty at RG Kar Medical College on August 9.
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