The body of the postgraduate trainee with severe injury marks was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital's chest department on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with the case the next day.
The CBI had earlier obtained permission from a local court to conduct a polygraph test on Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the case.
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, alongside his wife Dona, will show solidarity with the protesters. Ganguly also changed his social media profile picture to black in mourning, following criticism of his earlier comments about the crime.
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In a significant move, the Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, took action in the Kolkata rape and murder case involving a postgraduate trainee doctor from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The Supreme Court took the suo motu cognizance of the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case on Tuesday and said that the issue of doctors is the "national priority" and urged the medics to resume their work.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The top court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Kinnori Ghosh and others against the disclosure of the victim medic's identity on social media. The incident took place on August 9 at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Social activists said that the government's duty is to ensure that women should be able to work anywhere in the state safely and with dignity.
Rahul Gandhi was on a visit to his parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli where he was asked by the reporters about his stance on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case.
Unless the CBI probe is taken to a logical conclusion, several questions and doubts will remain unanswered. The impression has gained ground in the last 11 days that most of the evidence relating to the gruesome rape-murder in R G Kar Hospital has been removed.
The Supreme Court heard the matter on Tuesday directing to formation of a 10-member task force to formulate a national protocol to ensure the safety and facilities of doctors.
Earlier in the day, Governor Bose held meetings with the President and Vice President, briefing them of the development related to the case.
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has set up a National Task Force after taking suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The Bharat Bandh aims to push for the reversal of this court order, which the Samiti argues undermines the existing reservation system. The organisers believe that the court's decision could lead to disparities within these communities.
The Apex Court also took the West Bengal government to task over delay in filing FIR in rape-murder case, asking what were hospital authorities doing.
Kolkata rape-murder case in SC: Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the Supreme court said Kolkata rape and murder case raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India.
The CBI is also supposed to conduct a polygraph test on Sandeep Ghosh following a nod from a local court.
After the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, the Kolkata Police arrested the main accused Sanjay Roy. The CBI is grilling the former principal of the institute and will conduct a polygraph test of the accused.
The protesting doctors want the CBI to catch the culprits and for the court to impose the maximum punishment on them. They also want an assurance from the government that "no such incidents occur in the future".
A TMC leader said that there are differences within the party on how the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case should have been tackled. TMC's Sukhendu Sekhar Ray was summoned by the Kolkata Police over his strong stand on the matter.
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