RG Kar Medical College

November 4, 2024 7:01 PM

“Sad fact”: West Bengal Governor on increasing crimes against women

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose voiced deep disappointment over the state’s deteriorating law and order situation and the alarming rise in crimes against women. Describing the issue as a "sad fact," Governor Bose emphasized that society must collectively and decisively stand against these atrocities. “It is a sad fact of contemporary Bengal that atrocities are heaped upon women. This is something that the entire society has to resist forcefully and effectively, and we will do it,” sta...

September 16, 2024 3:23 PM

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Mamata Banerjee meets protesting doctors, promises justice

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited Swasthya Bhawan, the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake, Kolkata, where junior doctors are holding a sit-in protest, and assured them of justice in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case. Addressing the protesting doctors, Banerjee expressed her concern and empathy, saying that she was deeply troubled by the doctors' plight, especially as they continued their protest in adverse weather conditions. "I have been a...

September 16, 2024 3:55 PM

SC directs CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar College Doctor Case

In response to the Supreme Court’s suo motu petition concerning the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report by next week. During today’s proceedings, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal informed the Court that the West Bengal Government had filed a status report indicating that 23 people had died when doctors were not present. He also noted that the CBI had submitt...

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 3:56 PM

Bengal Bandh: Security tightened in Kolkata; bus drivers wear helmets

Security in Kolkata was heightened on Wednesday, with police personnel deployed across the city to prevent violence following the 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The strike has been organized in response to alleged police brutality during Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest rally in the state capital. The protest follows widespread outrage over the murder and alleged sexual assault of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, ...

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 4:16 PM

Punish without delay perpetrators of crimes against women: PM Modi

In his 11th Independence Day address from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the urgent need to address crimes against women and called for speedy investigations and strict punishments for perpetrators. Amid nationwide protests over the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, PM said "I would like to express my pain once again, from the Red Fort today. As a society, we will have to think seriously about the atrocities against women that are happening - there is...