Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE updates: The BJP has demanded resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and called her “Mamata, the destroyer". Meanwhile, students and junior doctors continued to protest at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital over the murder and alleged sexual assault of their female colleague on August 9 in Kolkata. Lawyers, too, have joined the protest.
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident, reported ANI, adding a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case on 20 August.
The CBI team probing the case of the woman doctor examines and conducts 3D laser mapping in the Emergency ward of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata on 18 August.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police issued summonses to former BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and two prominent doctors for allegedly spreading rumours and revealing the identity of the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, PTI reported.
In addition to these three individuals, the police have summoned 57 others for disseminating incorrect information about the incident. Dr Kunal Sarkar and Dr Subarna Goswami have been specifically asked to appear before officers at the Kolkata Police Headquarters in Lalbazar at 3 pm on Sunday.
Earlier on August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, triggering nationwide strikes and protests by the medical community.
On August 14, a mob vandalized the protest site and hospital campus at RG Kar, leading security personnel to disperse the crowd.
To ensure law and order, the Kolkata Police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for seven days, starting August 18.
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19 Aug 2024, 08:09:05 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: 'PM Modi should call a meeting and...,' says Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh
On Kolkata's RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh says, "A meeting of all the medical professional bodies was held...The main aim of the meeting was to call for justice and strict punishment should be given to those who are responsible for the incident. The accused should be sentenced to death...Central government and state government should announce an ex-gratia amount of ₹5 crore to the next of kin of the deceased...A law 'prevention of violence against medical personnel' should be proposed. The Prime Minister should call a meeting and ensure the nation that the law will be introduced in the next session...At the state level. more security personnel will be deployed, CCTV cameras will be installed which will cover all the dark stops in the next 48 hours..."
19 Aug 2024, 07:53:53 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: CBI team visits different areas of RG Kar
Kolkata rape case LIVE: A CBI team visited different areas of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for inspection, as they carry out their investigation into the case.
19 Aug 2024, 05:58:05 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: Shatrughan Sinha says govt should bring in Central Protection Act
Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case: “I want to give the message of peace and love, especially today as it is Raksha Bandhan. I pray for the safety of all women and appeal to all brothers and doctors to think about patients. I support them and doctors’ demands are justified. Centre should bring in the Central Protection Act and our Prime Minister should think about it as it is a central subject," said TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha.
19 Aug 2024, 04:52:12 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: CBI gets nod for polygraph test, say sources
"The CBI has got permission to conduct polygraph test of the arrested accused in Kolkata hospital rape-murder case," CBI sources
19 Aug 2024, 04:51:21 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose leaves for Delhi today
Kolkata rape case LIVE: "West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose is leaving for Delhi today. He will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister JP Nadda in Delhi and discuss the RG Kar Hospital doctor rape and murder case:" Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
19 Aug 2024, 04:40:28 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: 'We want the Act to be passed for safety of healthcare workers'
"The OPD that we are operating here is a symbolic protest. We are doing protest as well as offering OPD services here. The investigation is not up to mark. We want the CBI to catch the culprits and the court should give maximum punishment. We urge the government to ensure no such incident in future. Violence against doctors is increasing. We want the Act to be passed for safety of healthcare workers. We want the ordinance," said Dr Ansar, AIIMS Delhi on protesting doctors offering OPD services during their protest at Nirman Bhawan in Delhi.
19 Aug 2024, 04:32:00 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: 'Mamata, the Destroyer' BJP demands CM's resignation
The BJP held a press conference on Monday to demand justice for Kolkata doctor rape victim and resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over the incident.
BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said, "...We want justice and the Chief Minister of West Bengal should resign...By her misdeeds, West Bengal CM has destroyed the dignity of a woman, a doctor who was serving society. She is the destroyer of the rule of law and evidence in this heinous crime which is vital to ensure that the accused get the punishment that they deserve..."
19 Aug 2024, 04:09:58 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Resident doctors of Shimla hospital protest
Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case LIVE: Resident doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, continue their strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
19 Aug 2024, 03:52:41 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP Sagarika Ghose accuses CBI of inaction, lauds Kolkata police
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP Sagarika Ghose accused the CBI of “inaction" and lauded Kolkata police for arresting the “prime accused" a day after the incident came to light.
19 Aug 2024, 02:47:34 PM IST
Kolkata rape case LIVE: Lawyers protest to seek justice
19 Aug 2024, 02:14:48 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Services affected at Goa Medical College and Hospital amid protests
Routine services at state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital remained affected on the fourth day due to the stir by junior and resident doctors in protest against the R.G Kar rape, murder case.
19 Aug 2024, 01:57:53 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: After medicos, and theatre artists, lawyers join the protest
Lawyers practicing at the Calcutta High Court marched in a procession, demanding justice and "punishment to the real culprits" in the R.G Kar rape, murder incident. Former West Bengal Advocate General Jayanta Mitra also joined the march
19 Aug 2024, 01:52:06 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Resident doctors of IGMCH, Shimla on protest
Resident doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, continued their strike over the rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
19 Aug 2024, 01:44:03 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Former R.G Kar students from 90's batch join protest
Several veteran doctors, former students of R.G Kar medical college, joined their younger counterparts in protests, demanding speedy justice for the deceased PG doctor. "I belong to the 1964 batch. What has happened in the hospital is just unthinkable and it is the call of the hour to hit the streets to protest", a veteran lady doctor said.
19 Aug 2024, 01:38:49 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Victim's father says ‘not possible for one person’
The father of the victim alleged that more than one person was involved in the ghastly crime. He said in an interview that all the people he had spoken to, including doctors, agreed with their opinion.
19 Aug 2024, 01:24:33 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC's Kunal Ghosh says CBI doing its best
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said the CBI officers are doing their best to solve the case. "I have handed over to CBI all the documents given to me by the doctors of RG Kar Hospital...If before 23rd August a breakthrough is reached, then it is better as the arrested accused is presented before the court on that day, then the remand copy will indicate he was the lone culprit or not," said Ghosh.
19 Aug 2024, 01:21:47 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: RJD leader Manoj Jha blames Bengal Governor for playing politics over case
RJD leader Manoj Jha accused Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose of playing politics over his comment that women are not safe in West Bengal. “One-sided opposition is not right. Don't make a way for politics in such heinous crime," said Jha, reported ANI.
19 Aug 2024, 01:09:05 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Govt trying to influence witnesses,’ says counsel for victim's family
Counsel for victim's family of RG Kar rape, murder case, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya accused the West Bengal government of trying to influence witnesses in the case. " “She attempts to purchase the witnesses, that attempt was also made in this case," Bhattacharya told ANI
19 Aug 2024, 01:03:18 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: One person arrested for disclosing the identity of victim and threatening CM
Kolkata police arrested one person for disclosing the identity of the deceased doctor and also sharing stories with offensive comments against Mamata Banerjee, which the police claimed, posed life threats to her. The accused will be produced before a court, police told PTI.
19 Aug 2024, 12:54:52 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Ex RG Kar principal's WhatsApp chats under the scanner
The CBI has further grilled the ex R.G Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, on why he ordered a renovation at the crime scene. His WhatsApp chats are also being investigated by the probing agency.
19 Aug 2024, 12:38:43 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: CBI grills Sandip Ghosh for 4th consecutive day
Ghosh reached the CBI’s city office at CGO Complex today morning. He was asked to specify his role after getting the news of the death of the doctor, who he had contacted and why he made the parents wait for nearly three hours, said an official.
19 Aug 2024, 12:15:27 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP Sukhendu Roy moves Calcutta HC, seeks protection from arrest
Summoned TMC MP Sukhendu Roy moves Calcutta High Court, seeking protection from arrest. Roy had previously complained that the Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal should also be arrested over the R.G Kar rape, murder case.
19 Aug 2024, 12:00:13 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Women empowerment bill passed in govt, but no safety..’ Suvendu Adhikari slams Bengal govt
West Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari slams Mamata Banerjee, and her chief advisor Alapan Bandopadhyay for saying that it is not right for women to do their duty at night. He said such a situation is shameful when “bills are passed to reserve seats for women in Parliament and Assembly."
19 Aug 2024, 11:32:27 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Pondy govt medical college condemns rape
In a release, Pondicherry's Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute expressed its deepest concerns regarding the gruesome incident that took place at R.G Kar Medical College, and immediately demanded the implementation of Central Protection Act
19 Aug 2024, 11:15:05 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE:' Mamata Banerjee behind vandalism,' says victim's lawyer
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) suspects that the victim may have been killed elsewhere. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is behind the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital: Victim's lawyer
19 Aug 2024, 11:00:30 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘..fixed rate card for rape victims..’ CPI(M) MP lashes out at Mamata Banerjee
Communist Party MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya says that Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has a ‘fixed rate card’ for rape victims. He further went on to say that “Wherever there is rape she wants to immediately get into contact with the victim's family, pay them money and say everything is over."
19 Aug 2024, 10:34:43 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘..Bengal not a safe place for women,’ says gov Ananda Bose
Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose said that he respected the deceased's mother's sentiments. He further said that “Bengal has failed its women. Not the society but the present government has failed its women folk. Bengal should be brought back to its pristine glory where women had a respectable place in society."
19 Aug 2024, 10:30:20 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘homicide victim, 14 injuries..’ what the autopsy report revealed
The report documented over 14 injuries across the victim's head, face, neck, arms, and genitals and confirmed evidence of forceful penetration, indicating sexual assault. Read Here
19 Aug 2024, 10:25:29 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Health services hit in Delhi
The doctors' strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of the medic at R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital had entered 7th day as non-emergency services, including OPD, remained paralysed.
19 Aug 2024, 10:19:36 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Mashal julush’(Loud and Clear) torchlight protests held in Siliguri
A woman's organisation in North Siliguri held a torchlight protest march under the banner of "Loud and Clear" to condemn the rape, murder incident at R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
19 Aug 2024, 10:14:19 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: 'BJP trying to gain political mileage' says Cong MP
Congress leader Tariq Anwar says “It is the weakness of BJP and JP Nadda that whenever such an incident occurs, where solidarity is required, they try to gain political mileage." He also mentioned that the culprits “should be nabbed quickly."
19 Aug 2024, 10:08:49 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Healthcare services remain affected in Bengal
Healthcare services remain affected at state-run hospitals in West Bengal, today, as junior doctors continue their cease-work protest. Heavy rush was seen at the out-patient departments twith senior doctors substituting for their juniors to handle the situation.
19 Aug 2024, 09:53:37 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘..until accused is caught..’ parent's message to protestors
The parents of the deceased PG doctor urged all citizens to stand with them until all accused are caught. They also targeted Mamata Banerjee, saying that she had failed to tackle the case properly.
19 Aug 2024, 09:46:45 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Victim cremated in a hurry, say parents
The deceased victim's parents said that there were three other bodies in the crematorium, but the victim's body was cremated first. The parents share other details from their daughter's life at R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital. Read here.
19 Aug 2024, 09:32:30 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Free OPD services on roads, till security ensured, says AIIMS doctors
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, stated the AIIMS resident doctor's association
19 Aug 2024, 09:24:12 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Cracks in TMC? Party calls Sukhendu's demand ‘illogical’
There seems to be a divide within the ruling Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal over the handling of rape and murder case of the junior doctor in RG Medical College and Hospital. Read here
19 Aug 2024, 09:14:27 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘..if any morality left..Mamata Banerjee should resign,’ says BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla
After the statements by the deceased PG doctor's parents, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla has called for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
19 Aug 2024, 08:47:10 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘Running like a mafia’, Sandip Ghosh at the centre of controversies
According to a report by India Today, several colleagues of ex R.G Kar principle Sandip Ghosh said that he has been engaged in corrupt practices, including manipulation of tenders.
19 Aug 2024, 08:19:10 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Kolkata Police summons TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy
The Kolkata Police summoned TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, hours after he demanded that the CBI interrogate Kolkata police commissioner.
19 Aug 2024, 07:56:26 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Bengal gov CV Ananda Bose calls for emergency meeting
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has called for an emergency meeting of representatives from various societies of the state to apprise them of the action taken in the Kolkata doctor rape case. Read to know more
19 Aug 2024, 07:47:56 AM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: ‘ ..weird atmosphere..,’ says BJP MP
Responding to the R.G Kar rape, murder case, BJP MP Arun Govil says a lot of things are happening in Kollkata right now. " Whatever is happening there right now shouldn't happen...it has become a very weird atmosphere," he told ANI.
18 Aug 2024, 10:12:52 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: 71 Padma awardee doctors wrote to PM Modi, seek intervention
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid the ongoing protests over the alleged rape and murder of a post graduate medical student at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, 71 Padma awardee doctors on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested his immediate intervention to address the issue and combat violence against healthcare professionals.
"We, the undersigned Padma Awardee doctors, write to you with deep concern and profound anguish regarding the horrific events that recently occurred at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. As the head of our nation, we implore your immediate and personal intervention to address this alarming situation. Such acts of brutality shake the very foundations of service by medical professionals and highlight the urgent need to address violence, particularly against women, girls, and healthcare professionals," they wrote in the letter.
With agency inputs.
18 Aug 2024, 09:15:05 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Mohun Bagan captain Subhasish Bose protests against doctor's rape in Kolkata | Watch
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: In a rare sight, Mohun Bagan captain Subhasish Bose on 18 August participated in the protest rally against medical student's alleged rape and murder. Watch the video.
18 Aug 2024, 09:05:23 PM IST
West Bengal Governor Dr CV Anand Bose seeks time to meet Amit Shah, JP Nadda
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: West Bengal Governor Dr CV Anand Bose on 18 August sought time to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister JP Nadda regarding the incident with the doctor in RG Kar, informed Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.
18 Aug 2024, 09:00:37 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: PGI Hospital Chandigarh's doctors stage protest, hold candle march
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Doctors of PGI Hospital Chandigarh on 18 August stage a protest over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident and held a candle rally.
18 Aug 2024, 08:40:24 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Chirag Paswan hits out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Union Minister Chirag Paswan hits out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for taking to the streets against her own government. He said, as quoted by ANI, "... If you take to the streets as the Chief Minister, are you assuring the public of justice or are you creating an atmosphere of fear among them? This somewhere shows Mamata Banerjee's weakness as a Chief Minister, if the Chief Minister of a state takes to the streets against her own government, her own administration, then it shows their weakness. This shows that perhaps the machinery of your state is not under your control and that is why there is an atmosphere of anarchy in a state like Bengal...."
18 Aug 2024, 07:01:15 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha opens up on RG Kar incident, calls it ‘a great shock’
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha on 18 August expressed his condolences to the victim's mother, father, her family, her doctor community and others. He said, as quoted by ANI, "What has happened to the girl of our family is a great tragedy, a great loss, a great shock...if anyone even thinks of it his condition will worsen. I express my full condolences and sympathy to the girl's mother, father, her family, her doctor community, the people of her hospital, the employees, the supporters..."
18 Aug 2024, 05:53:05 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Mohun Bagan and East Bengal football clubs' supporters detained for protesting outside Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: A day after the important Derby clash between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal was cancelled, following Kolkata Police said it would become difficult for them to provide additional security, the supporters of the football clubs protested outside Salt Lake Stadium in support for protests against PG doctor's rape and murder. They were later detained by the Kolkata Police.
18 Aug 2024, 05:05:02 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Mother of deceased doctor opens up, accuses CM Mamata Banerjee for delay in probe
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Mother of deceased doctor, murdered and allegedly sexually assault at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on 9 August, has opened up and accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for delay in probe and justice.
Speaking to ANI, she also alleged that the Kolkata Police didn't do their job properly and did not cooperate with them at all. She said, as quoted by the news agency, "She (Mamata Banerjee) said that the culprit will be arrested as soon as possible, but nothing has happened so far. One person has been arrested. I am sure many more are involved in this incident. I think the entire department is responsible for the incident... The police did not do a good job at all. I feel that the Chief Minister is trying to stop the protest, today she imposed Section 144 here so that people cannot protest."
She added, "They did not cooperate with us at all, they only tried to hush up the case as soon as possible. Their attempt was to get the post-mortem done as soon as possible and remove the body."
18 Aug 2024, 04:51:10 PM IST
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of incident, bench to hear case on 20 August
Kolkata doctor rape case LIVE: Amid the uproar and protests over the murder and alleged sexual assault of post graduate medical student at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on 9 August, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident, reported ANI, adding a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case on 20 August.
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