The case of rape and murder of a lady doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata is gaining momentum. Junior doctors of the medical college are continuously protesting demanding justice for the victim. The strike continues in the hospital. Junior doctors say that the police have arrested only one accused, while many more people may be involved in this heinous incident.
Junior doctors claim that there is a deliberate attempt to hide something big behind the arrest of accused Sanjay Roy. The CCTV footage around the crime scene has not been allowed to be seen yet. This is the reason that after the meeting, the doctors have decided that they will stop working in the hospital until their demands are accepted. He has demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.
The superintendent of the medical college was removed from the post.
After this horrific incident, the Health Department has ordered the removal of the Superintendent of RG Kar Medical College, Dr. Sanjay Vashishtha. He was in charge there for a long time. In his place, the dean of the hospital, Bulbul Mukhopadhyay, has been given the responsibility. Ever since the lady doctor’s body was recovered on Friday, there have been calls for the superintendent’s removal. But after 48 hours, the health department issued an order to remove it.
The accused was sent to jail on 14-day physical remand.
Kolkata Police arrested one accused Sanjay Roy on Saturday. He was produced in court, from where he was sent to 14-day police custody. The accused will now remain in police custody till August 23, where he will be questioned about the case. A case has been registered against the accused under section 64 (rape) and 103 (murder) of BNS. Police were able to reach him through a Bluetooth earbud.
Demand for death penalty to the arrested accused
After the arrest of the accused, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded death penalty. He said that if the victim’s family demanded a CBI inquiry, he would support it. They don’t mind it. “If they don’t trust the West Bengal government, they can approach any investigating agency. We have no objection. Instructions have been given to take the case to a fast-track court,” he said.
The governor ordered immediate action.
West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose has asked the state government to take immediate action in the matter and submit a report. He has also said that he will take up the matter with the Government of India. The body of the lady doctor was found in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College in North Kolkata on Friday. Initial post-mortem reports indicated that the lady doctor was sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered.
The police will ensure maximum punishment to the accused.
According to Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goel, the accused has been charged with rape and murder based on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of doctors on night duty. “This is a heinous crime. The arrested person has been implicated on the basis of circumstantial evidence, including the statements of other doctors present on night duty. The police will ensure that the accused is more should be punished more than
IMA ultimatum, warning of nationwide demonstration
The ongoing protests against the brutality of a lady doctor at RG Kar Medical College in West Bengal’s Kolkata have reached Delhi. Doctors of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital took out a candle march demanding a CBI probe into the matter. Along with this, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has given an ultimatum of 48 hours to complete the investigation. Along with this, a nationwide protest has also been warned.
The entire medical community is shocked by this brutal murder.
The IMA said, “We demand the police authorities to take action within 48 hours and with precision, otherwise we will be forced to launch a nationwide crackdown. A fair, A transparent and sensitive investigation is needed.” The Indian Medical Association will hold a nationwide protest on this, the entire medical community is shocked by this barbaric murder.
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