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January 27, 2025 3:03 PM

RG Kar Verdict: Hearing on admissibility of CBI, Bengal govt pleas concludes, judgment reserved

The hearing on the admissibility of two petitions filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the West Bengal government, seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, concluded on Monday afternoon at the division bench of the Calcutta High Court. The division bench, comprising Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi, has reserved its judgment. At the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the court’s directio...

January 22, 2025 10:13 PM

RG Kar case: CBI approaches Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor on the premises of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last year in August. Sources aware of the development said that the CBI's special crime unit office in Kolkata has taken this step following an instruction from the central probe agency's headquart...

January 22, 2025 5:45 PM

CBI to seek death penalty for Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape and murder case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will seek the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case. According to sources, the application may be filed in the Calcutta High Court within the next two days. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for January 27. Earlier today, the West Bengal government appealed to the High Court division bench against the trial court's life imprisonment verdict convicting Sanjay Roy. Advocate General Kishore Dutta approached ...

January 7, 2025 10:11 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch BHARATPOL portal

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, will officially launch the BHARATPOL portal, developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in New Delhi on Tuesday. The event will be held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. The new portal is expected to significantly enhance real-time information sharing among law enforcement agencies (LEAs), ensuring quicker and more efficient access to international police assistance. The CBI, which serves as the National Central...

September 16, 2024 3:28 PM

ED raids residence of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at the residence of Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and other locations in Kolkata on Wednesday. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the institution. The ED has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Dr. Ghosh, who is currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI arrested Dr. Ghosh ...

September 3, 2024 12:00 PM

Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI arrests former RG Kar Medical College Principal Sandip Ghosh on corruption charges

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, on Monday over allegations of corruption and financial misconduct at the hospital. Ghosh came under investigation following the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the premises of the hospital. The CBI has also arrested two vendors of hospital supplies and a close associate of Ghosh in connection with the case. On August 24, acting on the orders of the Calc...

September 16, 2024 3:57 PM

“RG Kar gradually coming back to normal life”: Medical Superintendent Saptarshi Chatterjee

Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is gradually returning to normal operations following days of protests over the sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor, according to Medical Superintendent and Vice Principal Saptarshi Chatterjee. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chatterjee said, "RG Kar is gradually coming back to normal life. Every day we talk to students and the faculty members are giving their best so that patients do not have to suffer. I think RG Kar is gradually comin...

September 16, 2024 3:58 PM

CBI conducts searches at premises of former RG Kar medical college principal amid corruption probe

The Anti-Corruption Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches on Sunday at multiple locations connected to former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and his relatives in Kolkata, West Bengal. According to CBI sources, searches were carried out at 15 locations across the city related to Dr. Ghosh and his relatives. A CBI team also visited the residence of Dr. Debashish Som, Demonstrator of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at RG Kar Medical College and Hos...

August 13, 2024 10:45 PM

CBI takes over probe into Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape-murder case after HC order

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at a state-run medical college in West Bengal's Kolkata. On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on August 9. The Court asked the Kolkata Police to hand over all documents to the CBI immediately. Earlier in the day,...

September 16, 2024 4:27 PM

India repatriates over 1,600 nationals from Southeast Asia amid cyber trafficking concerns

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Lok Sabha on Friday, highlighting the government's serious approach to combating cyber crime trafficking of Indian nationals to Southeast Asian countries. In a significant update during Question Hour, Jaishankar revealed that 650 Indians have been repatriated from Cambodia, 415 from Myanmar, and 548 from Laos. In response to a query on cyber trafficking raised by Congress MP from Attingal, Adoor Prakash, Jaishankar said that the Indian gove...