The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard multiple pleas filed in the murder and rape case of a postgraduate trainee doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The division bench of the chief justice heard the arguments from both sides. Meanwhile, the court slammed the state government over the fresh appointment of the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to another institute. The court said that he resigned from the post after taking moral responsibility for the incident so how could he get an appointment to another hospital?
Hearing the petitions, a division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam observed that "something is missing" in the investigation, and asked whether the then principal of the medical college, Sandip Ghosh’s statement was recorded, to which the state lawyer answered in the negative.
The bench also including Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, has asked the state advocate to submit a leave application by 3 pm today, failing which the court will pass an order for him to leave the position. Chief Justice's bench also mentioned that despite him holding an administrative post, he should have been the first one to be questioned in the case. The court also asked the state counsel why are they protecting him.
The court also asked the state counsel Suman Sengupta to bring the resignation letter of RG Kar Principal Sandeep Ghosh, his new appointment letter and the case diary at 1 pm. Notably, Ghosh resigned from the post of Principal saying that "the girl who died was my his daughter... as a parent, I am resigning". However, within 24 hours of his resignation, he got his new appointment as the Principal of the Calcutta Medical College.
(With PTI Inputs)
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