The West Bengal government will also hold a state administrative review meeting under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat on Monday to assess infrastructure projects and citizen-centric services.
Kolkata rape and murder case: During the hearing of the matter, the lawyer representing the West Bengal government could not give any answer related to the post-mortem formal request.
The former principal of RG Kar Hospital Sandip Ghosh was asked to go on leave by the state government after the murder of the trainee doctor came to light. The incident has sparked widespread protest in the state including by doctors and the common public.
The former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was arrested by the CBI over allegations of financial irregularities. The suspension of Dr. Biswas follows this arrest as part of the ongoing investigation into the financial misconduct at the institution.
Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Mamata Banerjee's people were saying that the renovation order (of the room near the seminar hall of RG Kar Hospital) was given to PWD before August 9 but it has come to light that the order was received on August 10.
The BJP has raised concerns over possible evidence tampering in the rape and murder case of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata. A viral letter, allegedly signed by former hospital director Sandip Ghosh, ordered renovations near the crime scene the day after the incident.
Protesting people sang Kazi Nazrul Islam's revolutionary song "Karar Oi Louho Kapat, Bhenge Phel Korre Lopat" (Let's unshackle the iron grill) to press for the cause.
In the high-profile Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, the admissibility of lie-detector tests is under scrutiny. The CBI has approval to conduct polygraph tests on Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, and four associates.
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Sandip Ghosh has been suspended by both the West Bengal Health Department and the West Bengal Medical Council. These actions underscore the seriousness of the issues surrounding Ghosh's conduct, leading to his removal from professional duties.
The Centre's petition highlights concerns over the state's reluctance to provide necessary support for the CISF in safeguarding the hospital. The Supreme Court had previously ordered the state to facilitate this support, but the implementation has faced delays.
After hearing the matter, the Alipur Court granted the CBI eight-day custody of Sandip Ghosh and three others in the case of alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The Calcutta High Court had ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Hospital from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
West Bengal pledged hospital security improvements in 2019, memo shows. However, RG Kar Hospital continued to have few guards, missing locks on some doors, witnesses say.
Sandip Ghosh, who served as principal of RG Kar Hospital from February 2021 to September 2023, is facing serious accusations. These include the illegal sale of unclaimed bodies, trafficking of biomedical waste, and pressuring students for bribes to pass exams.
Earlier, the West Bengal government had filed a plea in the Supreme Court saying that the Paschim Banga Chhtra Samaj leader led a violent march to the state secretariat on August 27 under the guise of a peaceful protest.
Kolkata is bracing for a series of protests on Sunday demanding justice for a trainee doctor allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The NTF has constituted the apex court in the wake of protests by doctors and healthcare professionals following the recent rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
After Mamata Banerjee urged PM Modi for stricter punishments for heinous crimes like rape and murder, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi, corrected inaccuracies in Banerjee's claims about Fast Track Special Courts in the state.
According to the study which got 3,885 responses, one-third of doctors doing night shift duty in India feel unsafe, these include mostly women.
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