Bengal CM Suvendu Orders Fresh Probe Into RG Kar Rape-Murder Case, Flags Police Lapses
The move follows a request from the victim's mother and adds a separate review of cremation lapses as the CBI continues its investigation.
- On Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a fresh investigation into the 2024 rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, invoking the Special Commission Act, 1952.
- The trainee doctor was found dead on August 9, 2024, in a seminar room, sparking nationwide outrage; victim's mother Ratna Debnath, now a BJP MLA from Panihati, formally requested the fresh probe.
- Adhikari alleged police failed to perform their duties properly and ordered separate investigations into alleged cremation lapses. The CBI had previously convicted main accused Sanjay Roy despite allegations that evidence was tampered with.
- Last week, the Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to constitute a three-member special investigation team after transferring the case from state authorities. Senior Advocate Karuna Nundy represented the victim's parents throughout proceedings.
- Days after the BJP stormed to power, ousting the Trinamool Congress, Debnath met Chief Minister Adhikari and warned former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee: 'I lost my daughter, she lost her chair,' cautioning Banerjee's 'team' faced a 'more tragic outcome.
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West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari orders fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a fresh probe into the rape and murder of the doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on the second anniversary of the incident on Sunday. Adhikari said the government took the decision on the request of the deceased’s mother, who is now […]
CM Adhikari announces fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder case
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced a fresh investigation into the 2024 rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The decision follows a request from the victim's mother, now a BJP MLA, and includes a separate probe into alleged cremation irregularities. Adhikari criticised previous police handling and vowed to ensure justice, despite a CBI investigation having already led to a conviction.
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announces fresh RG Kar probe at victim's mother, BJP MLA Ratna Debnath’s request
The announcement came on the second anniversary of the postgraduate trainee doctor's death, with government hospitals across West Bengal observing a two-minute silence in her memory.
WB orders fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder victim's cremation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, August 9, ordered a reinvestigation by the state police into the hurried cremation of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim in August 2024 at a crematorium in Panhati of North 24 Parganas district on the evening of this day two years ago. The body of the woman junior doctor was recovered from the seminar room within the premises of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital i…
RG Kar rape-murder case: CM Suvendu Adhikari orders fresh probe after Ratna Debnath's request
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said the decision was taken following a request from the victim’s mother Ratna Debnath, who is currently a BJP MLA. He alleged that the police had failed to discharge their responsibilities properly in connection with the case.
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