Kolkata Doctor Murder Case: Sourav Ganguly To Stage Protest Today, 3 Cops Suspended Over Vandalism At RG Kar

Amid the investigation in the RG Kar doctor rape and murder case, the BJP is set to begin protests against the incident, which has triggered nationwide protests.

Police personnel speak with people blocking railway tracks in protest against the alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata, at Badlapur railway station, in Thane district.

Source : PTI

Kolkata Doctor Death Case: As the investigation and protests following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata continue, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to begin its demonstration against the incident today. The saffron party will stage protest near police station in Kolkata's Shyam Bazar.

The Calcutta High Court allowed the BJP to hold a protest based on a few conditions. The saffron party will be allowed to demonstrate between 12 PM and 9 PM, and a gathering of not more than 300 people will be allowed during the protest.

BREAKING | कोलकाता में आज से BJP का विरोध प्रदर्शन

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The rape and murder case of the trainee doctor in RG Kar hospital has sparked widespread outrage and protests across various cities. People have taken to the streets demanding justice for the victim doctor and punishment for the accused. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly will also hit the streets today to protest against the death of the trainee doctor. He will be accompanied by his wife, Dona Ganguly.

BREAKING | कोलकाता की सड़कों पर उतरेंगे सौरव गांगुली

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Following the order of the Supreme Court, Kolkata police has taken strict action against the vandalism at RG Kar College and Hospital, suspending a high-rank officer and three other police officials for failing to control the situation at the college premises.

BREAKING | आरजीकर अस्पताल में तोड़फोड़ मामले में एक्शन

- SC की फटकार के बाद ममता सरकार का एक्शन@awdheshkmishra | https://t.co/smwhXURgtc #RGKarHospital #MamtaBanerjee #LadyDoctorCase #BreakingNews #LatestNews #ABPNews pic.twitter.com/FcGsDbfhms

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The mother-in-law of accused Sanjay Roy has claimed the involvement of more people in the crime. She said that Sanjay could not have done it alone. While speaking to news agency ANI about her daughter's experience with Roy on Monday, she said that Roy thrashed her daughter, against which a police complaint was filed. 

"My relations with him were very tense... They were married for 2 years... His marriage to my daughter was his second marriage... Initially, everything was good for 6 months. When she was 3 months pregnant, he caused a miscarriage. He thrashed her; a police complaint was registered for the same. Following this, my daughter continued being ill, and I bore all her expenses for medicines... Sanjoy was not good. Hang him or do whatever you want with him. I won't speak about the crime. He could not have done it alone. He doesn't have the capacity to do it alone," Roy’s mother-in-law said, as quoted by ANI.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a close associate of the accused was seen sprinting and reaching the CBI Special Crime Branch office in Kolkata on Monday. 

RG Kar Doctor Murder Case: Top Updates

1. Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will deploy former Army, Air Force, Navy, and police officers for supervision of security arrangements at government hospitals in the state. This will primarily include officials who have retired in the past two years from various posts and are physically fit for the job.
2. Congress workers took out a candle march in Siliguri on Tuesday evening, against the rape and murder of the doctor in Kolkata. Students including members of the LGBTQ+ community also held a protest march in Kolkata.
3. The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the suo motu case over the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata. The apex court grilled the West Bengal government over its handling of the case and asked why the FIR was registered at 11:45 PM when the crime was detected early in the morning.
4. The apex court ordered the removal of the name, photos, and videos of the victim trainee doctor from all social media platforms. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said disclosure of the identity of a victim of sexual assault is a violation of its order passed in the Nipun Saxena case.
5. On the Supreme Court taking suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "It is a very positive step that the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident... I am hopeful that the Supreme Court will take a revolutionary decision. We should ensure women's safety in West Bengal and the nation... The people of Bengal are hopeful that justice will be served...Strict action should be taken against those responsible for the incident."
6. The BJP has welcomed the top court's decision to constitute a National Task Force. West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari said, "I welcome this step by the Supreme Court. The Court has issued an interim order so that such an incident doesn't repeat. We also expect that the incident that took place on August 9 and also on August 14, by the TMC goons -  to vandalise the peaceful protest, action must be taken against it also, in the next hearing. It's all happening by a shared role of the state govt, and Kolkata police..."
7. The CBI grilled a “close acquaintance” of the prime accused for the second successive day to get to the bottom of the motive for the crime, as reported by news agency PTI.
8. A Special Investigation Team constituted by the West Bengal government to probe the alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal, Sandip Ghosh, filed an FIR and gathered details of the case from a whistleblower.