West Bengal police have ramped up security around the Nabanna state secretariat in anticipation of the Nabanna Abhijan Rally on Tuesday. The protest, organized to condemn the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, has been deemed "illegal" by authorities.
Student organisation Chhatra Samaj has made a call to hold a 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally, demanding the resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and action against those responsible for the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar hospital.
West Bengal Police called the scheduled rallies, support for which has been mainly garnered over social media platforms, as "illegal" and “unauthorized”, and said they have taken necessary precautions to allay apprehensions about potential law and order situations during the march.
A doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month, which triggered massive protests across the country.
The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights has condemned a social media video showing a demonstrator issuing a rape threat against the daughter of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee during protests over the murder of a trainee doctor. The commission has called for strict legal action.
The Kolkata doctor rape and murder case has triggered nationwide protests led by medics, demanding justice for the victim's family and protection for the medical fraternity.
RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) came into media glare following the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in a seminar hall on August 9 in which a traffic police volunteer Sanjay Roy was arrested.
Union Minister and state BJP chief Sukanata Majumdar called for an investigation into Mamata Banerjee in connection with the Kolkata rape and murder case.
PM Modi's statement comes in the wake of the Kolkata rape and murder case which again sparked concern over the safety of women in the country.
Kolkata doctor rape and murder case: The CBI, which took over the investigation five days after the crime, conducted polygraph tests on seven individuals, including RG Kar's former Principal Sandeep Ghosh, in connection with the Kolkata rape and murder case.
The CBI took over the case from SIT on Saturday after the orders of the single bench of Calcutta High Court. Subsequently, it registered an FIR against former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandeep Ghosh.
India TV Fact Check: A video is going viral on social media platforms with a claim that Indian cricketer Virat Kohli donated money to the mother of the Kolkata rape and murder victim.
The CBI, which took over the investigation after five days of the crime, conducted the polygraph test of six people, including Sandeep Ghosh, related to the Kolkata rape and murder case.
The parents exposed the reality of the claims made by the West Bengal government before the Supreme Court, about when the first phone call was made to them from the hospital, who made the call, and what they were told.
The CBI on Thursday sought a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh and four other junior doctors in connection with the case.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: A CCTV footage and a bluetooth device found near the medic's body resulted in the arrest of Sanjay Roy, who was seen entering the seminar hall of the college where the body was found.
After the rape and murder case of a doctor at Kolkata hospital shocked the entire nation, the parents of the victim spoke to India TV in an Exclusive Interview and detailed everything they faced on August 9, the day of the heinous crime.
The CBI alleged in the apex court that there was an attempt by the local police to cover-up the rape and killing of the post-graduate medic, as the crime scene was altered by the time the federal agency took over the probe.
Sanjoy Roy was presented before the court after his arrest, and the judge ordered custody to facilitate further investigation. The case has drawn significant public and media attention.
Talking about the incident, the victim’s mother said her daughter went outside to defecate when she was forcibly picked up by the accused.
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