Calcutta HC rejects West Bengal govt.’s appeal for death penalty in R.G. Kar rape-murder case, admits CBI’s plea

Calcutta HC rejects West Bengal govt.’s appeal for death penalty in R.G. Kar rape-murder case, admits CBI’s plea

Taking to the streets: Protesters take out a rally demanding justice for the victim in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, … Read more

Targeted by authorities for leading R.G. Kar protests, say West Bengal doctors

Targeted by authorities for leading R.G. Kar protests, say West Bengal doctors

At the forefront: Junior doctors, nurses, and students protest against the rape-murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo Several doctors in West Bengal have alleged that they are being targeted by authorities for speaking out against them during protests demanding justice for a postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and … Read more

Junior doctors in Kolkata ‘fast-unto-death’ demanding justice for R.G. Kar medic, workplace security enters fifth day

Junior doctors in Kolkata ‘fast-unto-death’ demanding justice for R.G. Kar medic, workplace security enters fifth day

Doctors during their hunger strike amid rain over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Junior doctors continued their ‘fast-unto-death’ for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday (October 9, 2024), demanding justice for the R.G. Kar rape murder victim and workplace safety. Doctors Snigdha Hazra, Tanaya Panja … Read more

R.G. Kar hospital rape-murder case: voices of disquiet as systemic issues vie with justice at Kolkata stir

R.G. Kar hospital rape-murder case: voices of disquiet as systemic issues vie with justice at Kolkata stir

Gauri Seth, a resident doctor, on the sidelines of a protest.  | Photo Credit: REUTERSRY The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) has, for the past 40 days, incited protests from doctors and several other sections of society, all of whom have been staunch … Read more

CBI interrogates ex-R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, police officer Abhijit Mondal together

CBI interrogates ex-R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, police officer Abhijit Mondal together

CBI officials take Ex-RG Kar College principal Sandip Ghosh (in blue shirt) to the court, in Kolkata. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The CBI on Monday (September 16, 2024) interrogated R.G. Kar hospital’s former principal Sandip Ghosh and police officer Abhijit Mondal together in connection with the rape and murder of the doctor, officials said. … Read more

Kolkata doctor rape-murder LIVE updates: Supreme Court to hear plea related to RG Kar hospital case

Kolkata doctor rape-murder LIVE updates: Supreme Court to hear plea related to RG Kar hospital case

Union Minister Murugan strongly condemns Kolkata rape-murder, criticises Bengal government Union Minister L. Murugan strongly condemned the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and criticised the West Bengal government for “failure” to take action. “It’s a strongly condemnable incident. The West Bengal chief minister should have taken severe action against the accused, … Read more

R.G. Kar doctor’s autopsy report reveals grisly physical injuries, all inflicted before her death

R.G. Kar doctor’s autopsy report reveals grisly physical injuries, all inflicted before her death

A close scrutiny of the postmortem report of the raped-and-murdered 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor of Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, accessed by INDIA TODAY, reveals the immense physical trauma she was subjected to. The brutal rape and murder inside the hospital has sparked a nationwide outcry for justice for the doctor and a … Read more