‘We want justice’: RG Kar protest reaches Ladakh peak | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: The ‘Justice for RG Kar‘ campaign reached new heights, quite literally, as mountaineers from a north Kolkata trekkers’ association scaled 6,400-plus-metre Kang Yatze peak in Ladakh and unfurled a poster there demanding justice for the trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at the medical hospital on Aug 9.The mountaineers also raised the…

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TMC vows course-correction based on RG Kar victim’s family input | Kolkata News – Times of India

Former Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh has reached out to the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s father, pledging party corrective actions based on their feedback. The father emphasized speeding up the slow-paced CBI investigation. Bengal assembly will discuss a bill to make rapes punishable by death, likely in tribute to the victim. KOLKATA: Former Trinamool MP Kunal…

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Posters target ‘north Bengal’ lobby for West Bengal healthcare mess | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Posters alleging the existence of a “health syndicate” were seen on the walls of several medical colleges in Kolkata this weekend, accusing a group that has come to be known as the “north Bengal lobby“.The syndicate allegedly includes RG Kar Medical College‘s former principal Sandip Ghosh, who is under court and CBI scrutiny following…

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‘I’m innocent’: Why prime accused Sanjay Roy gave consent for lie-detector test, breaks down infront of court | Kolkata News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A city court on Friday granted permission to the CBI to conduct polygraph tests on seven individuals, including prime suspect Sanjay Roy, in connection with the RG Kar rape and murder case.Why did Sanjay Roy agree to the polygraph test?Sanjay Roy reportedly became emotional when the magistrate asked him why he was consenting…

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RG Kar hospital horror: CCTV footage shows accused Sanjay Roy staring at victim doctor | Kolkata News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sanjay Roy, dubbed as a ‘sexual pervert with animal instincts’ in CBI‘s psycho analysis, was seen staring the 31-year-old victim doctor on August 8. The doctor was found raped and brutally murdered in a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.Sanjay Roy is the lone suspect to be arrested…

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No meetings, no rallies: Kolkata Police imposes Section 163 amid protests over doctor’s rape-murder at RG Kar Medical College | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Amid ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This measure, effective from Sunday, 18 August for seven days, restricts rallies, meetings, processions and the assembly of five…

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‘We are still stuck in 2012, politics to shift focus’: Nirbhaya’s mother on Kolkata’s RG Kar rape-murder incident | Kolkata News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Asha Devi, the mother of Nirbhaya, expressed her outrage over the rape and murder of a female resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. She described the incident as “the most unfortunate thing that has happened” and criticized the political blame game surrounding the case, urging the focus to…

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Shift patients, shutdown hospital: Calcutta high court lambasts state machinery over RG Kar Medical College vandalism | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has expressed grave concern over the recent act of vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The court questioned the state’s ability to provide a secure working environment for doctors, emphasizing that such incidents create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty among healthcare professionals. In its observations,…

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‘Bam and Ram want to create unrest …’: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on midnight attack at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital | Kolkata News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collaborating to create unrest in the state. This accusation came after vandalism at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night, where a mob caused damage to the protest site, vehicles, and public property. Banerjee claimed…

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