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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Maharashtra resident doctors decide to continue their indefinite strike

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 20, 2024, 10:29:20 IST

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Maharashtra resident doctors decide to continue their indefinite strike

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose reached Delhi on Monday night amid speculations that he may meet President Droupadi Murmu and senior BJP leaders. There have been massive protests in West Bengal and a strike by doctors across the country following the rape-murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and allegations of a botched probe and cover-up. The governor had on Thursday visited the hospital and spoke to the agitating junior doctors, assuring them of justice. Bose is likely to meet Murmu in Delhi on Tuesday:

10:12 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Murder Case Live: West Bengal government has failed, says governor C V Ananda Bose

Governor CV Ananda Bose criticized the West Bengal government, stating that it has failed. This remark comes in the wake of the highly publicized rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

09:58 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape Case Live: 'The workplace has to be safe for us', says Dr Prerna Gomes from Jaslok Hospital

We request the government that every organisation should have safety audit. What is the point if we are not safe even after more than 70 years of independence?. Doctors always first think of the patients and not their safety. The workplace has to be safe for us: Dr Prerna Gomes from Jaslok Hospital

09:55 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Murder Case Live: Doctors staged a protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in response to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

09:45 (IST) Aug 19

Autopsy confirms 14 injuries, forceful penetration in Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Reports

The autopsy report of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor from Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was found brutally raped and murdered, has revealed horrifying details of the assault.

09:24 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape Case Live: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose to meet Amit Shah

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose is set to meet Union home minister Amit Shah and Union minister JP Nadda in Delhi today amid the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case.

09:17 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape Case Live: Not satisfied with West Bengal chief minister's action, says RG Kar doctor's dad

The father of the junior doctor found raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College on August 9 spoke out Sunday against what he said was the Mamata Banerjee government's "attempt to silence" those upping the ante for justice to his daughter.

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08:52 (IST) Aug 19

Kolakta Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy receives summons from Kolkata Police

Over 200 people including Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, BJP ex-MP Locket Chatterjee and two reputable doctors — have received summons from Kolkata Police till Sunday for alleged offences, related to either “spreading misinformation” or “revealing the rape-murder victim’s identity”.

08:44 (IST) Aug 19

Kolakta Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Free elective OPD services in around 36 specialties for patients from 11 am

The resident doctors of AIIMS Delhi have announced that their strike will continue. The AIIMS RDA also stated that they will offer free elective OPD services in around 36 specialties to patients outside Nirman Bhawan starting from 11 am.

08:30 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Delhi doctors on strike to offer free OPD services outside Health Ministry today

Resident doctors of AIIMS and other Delhi Hospitals will be providing free OPD services on the road in front of the Health Ministry at Nirman Bhawan from 19th August, till we are assured of adequate security in hospitals through a Central Protection Act: Resident Doctors Association, AIIMS

08:27 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Kolkata Police formed 15-member Special investigation Team to probe vandalism at R G Kar Hospital

The Kolkata Police has formed a 15-member Special investigation Team (SIT) to probe the vandalism on the R G Kar Hospital premises on the midnight of Aug 14. This team — with officers from detective department and the north division — has been entrusted to probe the four separate FIRs drawn up in this respect — three of them suo moto by police and the last one by the R G Kar administration.

08:26 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata rape-murder victim's mother hints at possibility of more accused involved in crime

The father of the 31-year-old second-year post-graduate trainee doctor from R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was brutally raped and murdered, on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the actions of CM Mamata Banerjee, accusing the administration of attempting to silence those demanding justice for his daughter by jailing them.

08:26 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Former cricketer and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh writes open letter to West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose and CM Mamata Banerjee

Former cricketer and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has written an open letter addressed to West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose and CM Mamata Banerjee expressing "deep anguish" over the delay in justice and urged that they take "swift and decisive" action in the rape and murder case in Kolkata.

08:25 (IST) Aug 19

Kolkata horror: Ex-principal Sandip Ghosh’s call records and WhatsApp chats under CBI scanner

The CBI, probing the rape and murder of the R G Kar Medical College & Hospital doctor, questioned Sandip Ghosh - former principal of the institution - for the third consecutive day on Sunday and asked about his call records and WhatsApp messages. The agency has already found discrepancies in his statements, trying to shift focus of the investigators. The agency also started a forensic psychological assessment of Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the case.

Kolkata Police have implemented prohibitory orders around RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from Sunday until August 24, banning gatherings of more than five people. This action follows the Supreme Court’s suo motu cognizance of the August 9 rape-murder of a doctor at the Kolkata hospital. The Court's involvement comes shortly after the Calcutta High Court transferred the investigation to the CBI, citing concerns about the Kolkata Police's handling of the case.

In recent developments, over 200 individuals have been issued summons by Kolkata Police as of Sunday. Among those summoned are Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, BJP ex-MP Locket Chatterjee, and two reputable doctors. The summons are related to alleged offenses including spreading misinformation and disclosing the victim’s identity. This series of actions underscores the gravity of the case and the scrutiny it continues to attract from both legal authorities and the public.

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