Kolkata rape-murder case HIGHLIGHTS: Police suspend two Assistant Commissioner ranked officers and Inspector

"In its notice, Supreme Court has raised the issues of doctors very well. We thank the Supreme Court for this. It said that National Task Force will be formed...The force has been told to ensure improving the living conditions and security conditions of doctors, and submit its opinion to the Supreme Court. This is a welcome step. But the main issue of the strike is the security of doctors. For that security, an Act, an Ordinance was brought during COVID - Central Protection Act for Healthcare Workers...We demand that this Act be passed once again through an Ordinance and invoked. That has become essential for our protection. We spoke with the Resident Doctors pan-India, all of them demanded that unless a concrete action is taken on CPA (Central Protection Act) by the Government, we will not join back at work...FAIMA has decided that the protection will continue," Chairman of FAIMA Doctors Association, Dr Rohan Krishnan said.

• Kolkata Police suspended two Assistant Commissioner ranked officers and an Inspector.
• All three have been suspended for failure to prevent the vandalism in RG Kar Medical College. 
• They have been held responsible for not taking proper measures to prevent hooligans.
• A departmental inquiry would start against them.

Kolkata Police has issued a notice to Sandip Ghosh to appear at Lal Bazar tomorrow.

A 3-member CBI team reached Lalbazar Police office Station.

"Regarding the strike call off from RML RDA, there was some miscommunication and we apologise for the same and want to rectify that we stand with our colleagues and other RDAs and we will take our decision only after there is a consensus amongst all other RDAs and the common decision of all RDAs will be our decision. We stand united," RDA (Resident Doctor Association) RML issued a statement.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed the West Bengal unit of the BJP to stage a demonstration near the state-run R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital against the rape and murder of a woman doctor of the medical facility. Being denied the police permission to stage protest demonstrations at Shyambazar five-point crossing which is quite close to the said hospital, the state unit of BJP had moved the Calcutta High Court.

Jharkhand government doctors on Tuesday boycotted the biometric attendance system, terming it "not feasible" for emergency services.

Junior and resident doctors in Goa protesting against the Kolkata rape-murder case, on Tuesday called off their five-day-long stir following an assurance from the state government. Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) called off the protest after state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane assured to look into their demands.

Kolkata Police's Tala Police Station Officer Incharge Abhijit Mandal reached CBI office

FIR of rape and murder was registered in this police station

A scuffle broke out between police personnel and ABVP activists during a march to Swasthya Bhavan, the headquarters of the West Bengal health department, in Salt Lake area to protest against the alleged rape and murder of an RG Kar hospital medic. The protestors demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who also doubles up as the state's health and home minister. The police had put up barricades at several roads leading to Swasthya Bhavan, which the ABVP activists tried to break through, a senior officer said.

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose after the Supreme Court hearing on Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder case "The entire nation heard with great relief the pronouncements of the Supreme Court of India. Remember, every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. Anyone listening? Will Mamata Banerjee please raise her hands?"

RDA (Resident Doctor Association) RML concluded their strike; states, "The decision comes in light of the government's acceptance of all critical demands put forward by resident doctors of India..."

The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention into the rape and murder of Kolkata medic, saying it will serve the interests of the medical fraternity.
At Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, doctors' raised slogans like 'Supreme Court zindabad'.

"We welcome the exhaustive session by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and trust their intervention in the larger interest of our fraternity. We will consult with all our stakeholders before making a decision," FORDA said in a statement.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member task force to formulate a national protocol to ensure safety and facilities for doctors in the wake of the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata.

CJI said that the court wants the CISF should be given its security as Bengal Police is unable to provide security to RG Kar Hospital. The Chief Justice said that West Bengal Police should take the questions being raised on it seriously

• There will be security in doctors' hostels as well
• The Supreme Court took action on the suggestion of SG Tushar Mehta on behalf of the Centre
• CISF will provide security where resident doctors live. 

The next hearing in the case of rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College will be held in the Supreme Court on August 22.

CJI Chandrachud-led bench said that it is important to make the workplace safe for women. The safety of health workers is a matter of national interest. Not providing security to doctors is a systematic failure for which the court had to intervene, the SC said.

The Supreme Court also raised concern over the vandalism of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital saying that how can seven thousand people barge into the hospital with batons? The court also said that the incident could not happen without the police getting information.

The Supreme Court while hearing the case urged the protesting doctors to have faith in it. The apex court also maintained that the issue of the doctors' safety should not be politicised.

The Supreme Court while hearing the Kolkata rape-murder case asked tough questions to the West Bengal government. The court asked why the principal was immediately provided with another appointment. The court also asked why the crime scene was not protected. The court also emphasised that a task force must be created for the security of doctors.

Three judges Supreme Court bench led by CJI CHandrachud is hearing the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case. 

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose left Rashtrapati Bhawan after meeting President Draupadi Murmu.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reaches Rashtrapati Bhawan after meeting Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He will brief President Murmu about the developments.

The Kolkata Police have filed a case against Sandeep Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, along with others. The charges include Section 420 (cheating) and Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as well as Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

A meeting has been going on between West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for about half an hour. West Bengal Governor reached Delhi last night. He is informing the Vice President about the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata and the violence happening in Bengal

CBI has asked for a DNA profiling report from Kolkata Police. The report may bring various new facts to the front. 

The West Bengal government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found earlier this month, according to a notification.

The four-member SIT will be headed by Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy IG Dr Pranav Kumar.

Kolkata Police is preparing to send notice to Sandip Ghosh for allegedly disclosing the identity of the Victim Girl. A specific case has been registered. He was questioned by the CBI for 13 hours on Monday. 

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Delhi on Monday and he will meet President Droupadi Murmu at 11 am today.

People carried out midnight candle march in Shimla demanding justice for the post-graduate trainee doctor raped and killed in RG Kar Medical College.