Kolkata Rape-Murder: BJP Leads Massive Protest Against TMC Govt

"Supreme Court today i.e. 22.8.2024 (Thursday) at 10.30 am, it was brought to the attention that justice will happen in a fast-track manner and also every step will be taken towards the prevention of violence against healthcare workers nationwide including at the Institute level. The Supreme Court has addressed the concern of the safety of healthcare workers, especially women doctors at a national level and has constituted a National Task Force. In view of the above developments in a positive direction, we held a GBM and have decided to suspend our strike till further notice," the RDA said in a press note.

The protests by resident doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country ended on Thursday as major doctors' bodies called off their 11-day strike over the rape-murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata after the Supreme Court made an appeal to them to resume work.

Agitating junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal on Thursday said they will continue their ceasework to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month.

The Jaipur resident doctors have decided to call off the ongoing strike in support of the agitation against rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. Dr Manohar Siyol, president of Jaipur Association of Resident Doctors (JARD), said a meeting held on Thursday evening decided to call off the strike following the Supreme Court's appeal during the hearing in the case.

Hours after meeting the parents of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose sent a confidential letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but it was not received by the CMO, an official in the Raj Bhavan claimed on Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday termed “extremely disturbing” the Kolkata Police’s delay in registering the unnatural death of the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. It also asked protesting doctors to resume work and assured them that no adverse action would be taken after they rejoin.

YouTubers and social media influencers protest against the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, in Kolkata.

FAIMA has decided to call off the strike following positive directions from the Chief Justice of India. We welcome the acceptance of our prayers for interim protections & the necessary steps to enhance security in hospitals: FAIMA Doctors Association

'How many more women will have to sacrifice their lives like this for the waking up of the entire system, that is what is concerning us..." said CPI leader Annie Raja. 

A group of journalists from Siliguri and adjacent areas hold a candle march over the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, at Hill Cart Road, Siliguri.

CBI got Court's permission to conduct a polygraph test on former Principal Dr Sandip Ghosh and four doctors in Kolkata rape-murder case, sources were quoted as saying. 

West Bengal Director of Medical Education Dr Kaustav Nayek said," “The new principal has joined...It (deployment of CISF) depends on the situation. They will leave one the situation is fine...Everything will be fine. Let the principal settle down, a plan will then be formed. I will speak after that...The entire faculty met the principal. A few students came to us, we spoke with them. The students will speak with the principal tomorrow.”

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday approached Kolkata High Court for permission to conduct a polygraph test on RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's ex-principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh, and four doctors after finding discrepancies in their statements during the investigation.

“Daily meetings are being held with Resident doctors and the Students' Union. A 4-member committee has been formed to address their safety concerns under the chairmanship of Dean Academics and a 15-member has also been formed which will conduct an internal collaborative security audit,” said Dr Rima Dada, AIIMS New Delhi Spokesperson. 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is examining four doctors who were present on the night of the crime when a woman doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar medical college in Kolkata. CBI wants to conduct a polygraph test of Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors. 

“This is a unique incident and it proves that there is a total failure of law and order in the state of West Bengal. The CM, who is also the Home Minister and as well as the health minister of the state, should resign from her post,” Majumdar said. 

"We, the Bengal BJP are protesting demanding justice for the victim and resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee. BJP is fighting, justice should be done and the CM should resign immediately..." he said. 

During BJP's protest march to Swasthya Bhavan against Kolkata woman doctor rape-murder, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said"...Our only demand is the resignation of Mamata Banerjee."

“The Bengal and the entire country is on the road due to the incident that has happened. The country is ashamed of the way the CM is trying to protect the accused,” BJP leader said. 

In the interest of the nation and in the spirit of public service, the RDA, AIIMS, New Delhi, has decided to call off 11-day strike. This decision comes in response to the appeal and direction of the Supreme Court. We extend our sincere appreciation to the Supreme Court for taking cognizance of the RG Kar Medical College incident and addressing the broader issue of safety and security for healthcare workers across the country: RDA, AIIMS

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has been detained by the Kolkata police for protesting over a rape-murder incident of woman doctor in Kolkata. 

BJP holds massive protest against Mamata Banerjee government in Kolkata over rape-murder incident of doctor in Kolkata.

The CJI-led bench declined to pass any order mandating state security for private hospitals, with the next hearing scheduled for September 5.

• Counsel for National Federation of Doctors of AIIMS: "Letters are sent by the resident doctors, which say we are ready to join but they are requesting for interim protection. They are petrified and want security and CCTVs at the entrances."
• Sibal: "State of West Bengal has already implemented this."
• CJI: "SG, can there be a meeting with the State Secretaries of the health ministries as to what steps can be taken?"
• CJI: "Doctors are willing to go back to work, however, it is submitted that state governments may take some safety measures for the doctors. We direct that the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Health engage with the Chief Secretaries of the State and Director General of Police to ensure safety. The exercise should be completed in 1 week, and the states shall take appropriate actions within a period of 2 weeks."
• CJI: "During the course of the hearing, counsels for resident doctors and associations say doctors are willing to go back to work. However, it has been submitted that the state ensures some safety measures to assuage the concerns of doctors."
• CJI: "We direct the Secretary in Union Health Ministry to engage with the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to ensure some basic minimum safety is done pending the report of the NTF. The meeting should be held within a week, and states should take remedial measures within a period of two weeks."

• Delhi Medical Association: "There are FIRs against the doctors."
• CJI: "How long are you protesting?"
• DMA: "Since the day of the incident."
• CJI: "Then 13 days AIIMS doctors are not working. Please get to work. We have ensured no coercive action provided no protest after the date of today's order."
• Sr Adv Apprajita: "My Lords taking the case has really given a healing touch to the doctors."
• SG: "This is really giving a healing touch, and it’s coming from the Highest Court of the Country."
• Another Counsel: Seeks the need for protection of doctors through law, not just physical protection as ordered by the Top Court previously.
• CJI: "Once the report is submitted by the NTF, the next step will be the implementation of it. You can assist us then."
   

• SG: "We have a statement from a sitting minister of WB. He says that if anything is talked against our leader, fingers will be chopped off."
• Sibal: "Your leader says they will shoot!"
• CJI: "Don't politicise this, the law is taking its course. We are also concerned about the welfare and safety of doctors. We will not just lay down guidelines; we will enforce the protocols."
• SG Mehta: "A sitting minister of the state of WB says fingers pointing towards Mamata Banerjee will be chopped off."
• Sibal: "Oh yes, and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari has said bullets will be fired!"
• CJI: "Do not politicize the situation. Law will take its course. We are also concerned with the safety and welfare of doctors. We will pass enforceable directions and not just guidelines."
• CJI: "When we say peaceful protestors will not be disturbed, we also mean that proper protocol will be followed."

The CJI said, “Justice and medicine cannot go on strike. Can we go and sit outside the Supreme Court now?”

• CJI: "In view of the fact that this court has taken steps for institutionalization of safety for medical professionals, it is expected that doctors return to their duties."
• CJI: "Pending the report of the National Task Force (NTF), all states shall ensure that they remain alert to any apprehensions of violations or breaches of safety."
• CJI: "All states and UTs shall ensure that they can prevent any apprehension of violence at medical establishments."
• SG: "CISF has been deployed at the RG Kar Medical College."
• CJI: "An apprehension is expressed on behalf of doctors stating that they are likely to be targeted. Some are already proceeded against for the protest. We expect compliance with the Court’s direction that doctors will join their duties. If any actions have been taken against doctors protesting, we direct that no coercive steps be taken against them. Get back to work now."
• CJI: "So far as the community of doctors is concerned, they have to return back to work."
• SG: "We have a statement from a sitting minister of WB, saying that if anything is said against their leader, there will be severe repercussions."
• Sibal: "Your leader says they will shoot!"
• CJI: "Don’t politicize this. The law is taking its course. We are concerned about the welfare and safety of doctors. We will enforce the protocols rather than lay down new guidelines."

• CJI: "We direct the Secretary in the Ministry of Health in the Union of India to open a portal on the Ministry's website where stakeholders can submit their suggestions before the committee."
• CJI: "This court has not injuncted the state from exercising such lawful powers as entrusted in law. However, we categorically affirm that peaceful protests shall not be disturbed and the state shall not take action against those peacefully protesting against the incident at RG Kar College."
• Kapil Sibal: "While this court has permitted peaceful protests, it should not be misconstrued to mean that the state cannot lawfully use its power. This court has not injuncted the state from exercising the lawful powers entrusted by law, but we reaffirm that peaceful protests shall not be disturbed or disrupted, and the state shall not take any action against those peacefully protesting against the RG Kar incident."

CJI: "Counsels' suggestions on (1) distress call systems; (2) institutional FIRs; (3) compensation distress funds—these may be considered by the National Task Force (NTF)."

CJI: "A number of counsels took part on behalf of doctors and other stakeholders. Earlier, while forming the National Task Force, it was decided that the NTF should consult all stakeholders. We hope and trust that all stakeholders likely to be affected will be heard, including those responsible for maintaining safe workplaces for medical professionals. The counsels have placed some additional suggestions such as institutionalizing a distress call system, registering institutional FIRs, and constituting a compensation distress fund. Let the NTF consider all of this."

CJI: "Undoubtedly, the suggestions of the representatives should be taken by the NTF. We direct that a portal be opened on the Ministry's website for submitting suggestions to the NTF."

• CJI: "What is the reason for (a) the FIR being lodged 14 hours late; (b) the principal of the college should have come straight to the college to file the FIR—whom is he protecting? (c) He resigned and was assigned to another college?"
• CJI: "But this does not justify the registration of the FIR at 11:30 PM when the body was recovered much earlier."
• Kapil Sibal: "All investigation was already conducted by then."
• CJI: "What is the reason why the FIR was registered after a 14-hour delay?"
• Kapil Sibal: "Parents said only after we give a formal complaint."
• CJI: "The principal should have directly registered an FIR. The moment he tendered his resignation, he was appointed as the principal of another college."
• Kapil Sibal: "Yes, we will say all of that. Now we all have Swiss bank accounts also, as per social media."
• Solicitor General (SG): "It came from your current client."
• Kapil Sibal: "You are focusing on the state of West Bengal and not the investigation."
• CJI: "Let the investigation go on by CBI into the death and let Kolkata Police probe the vandalism. We never said that normal law procedure will not be followed. Only that do not arrest for merely protesting."
• CJI: "A status report is submitted by the CBI and likewise by the Kolkata Police. Investigation is being conducted by the CBI."
• CJI: "We have received status reports from the CBI and Kolkata Police. Kolkata Police is probing vandalism at the hostel after the protest at the site. It appears from the record that a request for conducting a polygraph test has been submitted for the accused to the ACJM Sealdah and it is under process. The ACJM Sealdah shall pass orders on this application no later than 5 PM on August 23, 2024."
• CJI: "It appears that the request for conducting a polygraph test is submitted."
• CJI: Orders the ACJM Sealdah to submit the report by 5 PM tomorrow(August 23)

Chief Justice of India (CJI): "It appears that the request for conducting a polygraph test is submitted."

CJI: Orders the ACJM Sealdah to submit the report by 5 PM tomorrow( Auggust 23)

The Supreme Court bench has resumed the hearing on the Kolkata Doctor rape-murder case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday called the sexual assault on two minor girls at their school in Badlapur “absolutely shocking” and said that there cannot be any compromise on the safety and security of girls.

The hearing on Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case is set to resume at 2 pm.

• Counsel raises that CISF is not yet deployed.
• Solicitor General (SG): "Police says the CISF should be in the hospital; we feel it should be there at the hostel."
• Kapil Sibal: "If a protest is there, then at least tell the state. When they carry flags, it becomes a stick and then there are collateral events happening. There are photos now... please see the status report and see how a standard operating procedure is needed."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "We will come back after lunch and see the Kolkata police report."
• Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra: "The CISF is not there, even today morning."
• Solicitor General (SG): "I have in writing that the forces have reached and they feel, along with the hospital, it is needed at the hostel too."

• Counsel: Interjects to claim that the post mortem referred to 150 grams of semen.
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "Don't use social media to make arguments. We have the PMR before us; don't read what is there on social media."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "We have the actual autopsy report before us and we know what the 150 grams refers to."

• CJI: "We have seen the Case Diary; we can form the view of the moments of the police officers, what time was PMR etc., and finally the Unnatural Death registered at 11:30 PM."
• CJI: "In fact, it also matches with the FIR."
• Solicitor General (SG): "Lordships have 10:10? This is GDE (General Diary Entry)."
• Solicitor General (SG): "(Reads) A UD case has been registered - earlier was GDE, this UD was 23:30 and FIR at 23:45 PM. That is how the chronology is."
• Solicitor General (SG): "A girl has been raped in the most inhuman and undignified manner."
• Justice Manoj: "GDE is kept at station, CD carried to the spot. The inquest report states that the UD was registered at 9.8.24 at 10:30 hours."
• Kapil Sibal: "That's correct."
• Justice Misra: "The CD carries the steps of the police officials."
• CJI: "(Reads) After PMR and inquest, the body is handed over to the mother. After return to the police station, a UD case is registered. All police superiors were informed... It appears that the initial report of UD was received and registered at 10:10 AM. After they received, they returned to the police station at night, and FIR recorded at 11:30 night."
• CJI: "If the report indicates that after the return to the police station it was recorded, after the dead body was given to the mother... if police say GD 861 was recorded at night, how does the inquest report refer to the UD earlier than that?"

• Justice Pardiwala: "Ma'am please read in your mind... the page 2... and tell us is this correct."
• CBI: This is based on General Diary entries and it is correct."
• SC: "Now see the time stated... show us the GD entries."
• Sibal: They are showing GD of entire day... if you see magistrate report... Unnnatural Death time is mentioned.
• Justice Pardiwala: "The procedure followed in criminal law by the police is not something CrPC follows or I have seen in my 30 years. So is it true that post mortem was after UD report?"
• Sibal: "No, that is not correct."
• Justice Pardiwala: "Who is the Assistant Superintendent of Police? Her conduct is also very doubtful... why did she act in this manner?"
• Sibal: "She is a female."
• CJI: "Now see in your document... GD entry is at 5:20 AM, received info from the hospital that the lady was lying in half-naked condition at 10:10 AM. Medical board opined there is possibility of forceful sexual penetration... and GD entry shows the cordoning of area is after the post mortem."
• CJI: "GD recorded at 10:10 AM, phone call received that a PG lady doctor was found unconscious on the 3rd floor."
• CJI: "The dead body of victim, the board verbally opined that death was due to strangulation, possibility of sexual assault, this is possibility."
• CJI: "The PM takes place at 6-7 PM after which the investigation takes place."
• CJI (reading): "Blue jeans were found on the dais, examination of the victim took place."
• CJI (reading): "One lady was found on a mattress on the dais, in an unconscious state. After this UD is registered AFTER he returned to the police state (official) where seized articles were kept."
• Justice Pardiwala: "What is this circled thing? Why has he mentioned 23:30 hours?"
• Sibal: "He reached then to the station."
• Sibal: "Your lordships' suspicion is right."

Justice J.B. Pardiwala: "The entire procedure followed by your State is something which I have not come across in the 30 years of my... The first thing, is it true that the UD was recorded at 10:30 hours? Second, who is this Assistant Superintendent Non-Medical, her conduct is also very doubtful, why did she act in this manner?"

Kapil Sibal consults officials.

Justice Pardiwala: "Tell him to make a responsible statement, no rash statement."

Justice Pardiwala: "UD 861/24 was registered at what hours?"

Kapil Sibal: "1:46 Hours."

Justice Pardiwala: "From where do you get this?"

Justice Pardiwala: "Why take so much time? All you need to do is refer to the document at what time the Unnatural Death took place."

Justice Pardiwala: "Next time during hearings, please keep responsible police officers."

Justice Pardiwala: "Time of inquest panchanama?"

Kapil Sibal: "3:45 PM."

Justice Pardiwala: "Has the CBI collected the record from them?"

Justice Pardiwala: “The entire procedure followed by your State is something which I have not come across in the 30 years of my... The first thing, is it true that the UD was recorded at 10:30 hours? Second, who is this Assistant Superintendent Non-Medical, her conduct is also very doubtful, why did she act in this manner?”

• Chief Justice of India Chandrachud: "One aspect is very disturbing. The unnatural death entry was made at 10:10 am. The police was informed then that it was an unnatural death and disregarding all this, the demarcation of crime scene etc happened in the night?"
• Kapil Sibal (representing the West Bengal government): "No no no, I have given a timeline which is backed by videography."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "Give us also."
• Kapil Sibal: "Yes, we will."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "We should not request; you are bound to give this to CBI."
• Justice Misra: "Autopsy was conducted on the evening hours of the 9th; the GD entry of unnatural death recorded at 11:30 at night..."
• Kapil Sibal: "Allow me to place timeline minute by minute."
• Justice Pardiwala: "When was the Post Mortem done?"
• Kapil Sibal: "6:10-7:10 PM."
• Justice Pardiwala: "When you start performing the Post Mortem, it means that it’s a case of unnatural death. UD 861/24 was registered at 23:20 hours, 9th August. The GD entry and FIR recorded at 11:45 PM hours. Is this true?"
• Justice Pardiwala: "This is very surprising; post mortem precedes registration of the unnatural death!"

• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "The medical examination report of the accused...where is it?"
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "We are not supplied with it."
• Kapil Sibal (representing the West Bengal government): "It is part of the case diary and submitted."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "We entered the scene on the 5th day and CBI probe to start is a challenge and crime scene is altered."
• Kapil Sibal: "Seizure memo is there."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "We didn’t know there is such a report, we entered the investigation on the 5th day, everything was altered."
• Kapil Sibal: "Everything is videographed, not altered."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "MOST SHOCKING FACT, FIR IS REGISTERED AT 11:45 PM AFTER THE CREMATION."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "The senior doctors, colleagues of the victim asked for videography, that means even they felt there was a cover-up."
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "First FIR was registered after cremation at 11:45 pm. Then they told parents that it is suicide, then death and then friends of the doctor at the hospital insisted on videography and thus they also suspected something is amiss."
• Kapil Sibal: "I have the timeline of each minute what happened."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "You have the PMR?"
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: "Yes, it was given by the local police."

The status report on the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case, submitted by the Kolkata police and CBI, is being reviewed by the SC bench.

• Solicitor General (SG): "Please see the status report of CBI."
• Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal: "We have also filed a status report."
• Solicitor General (SG): "They were not asked to give anything."
• Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal: "It is there in the order."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "Yes, we had asked the Kolkata police to submit a report."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "Let’s see the report; we will come back to the SIT."
   

• Counsel: "The doctors in the hospital are still feeling terrorized."
• Solicitor General (SG): "Let names be given to me; I'll ensure CISF will see."
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "But targeted by whom?"
• Counsel: "By members of the administration, people in hospital, goons, etc."
• Counsel: Urges the possibility of having a compensation fund for the incident.
• Chief Justice of India (CJI): "Point taken, there should be a portal for the NTF where anonymous suggestions be given."
• Karuna Nandy: Submits that the former Principal of the College didn’t install CCTVs worth 14 Lacs; had the CCTV been there, the incidents could have been tracked.
• Karuna Nandy: "The SIT constituted has only officials under the control of the WB govt."

Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria (for Delhi Medical Association): "We are a 110-year-old association."

Chief Justice of India (CJI):

• “Can we suggest something... if all of you are intervening for various bodies, can give a slip of names and the body being represented... then we will put the same in order and we will say committee may take steps to engage with all these bodies.”
• “We are circulating a sheet of paper, all you may put your names down.”
• “We have referred to working conditions in general, we have gone to public hospitals, I have slept on the floor of a public hospital when somebody is not, we know that doctors work over 36 hours.”
• “Please assure the doctors that we know they are working for 36 hours... I have personally slept on the floor of a public hospital when one of my family members was not well.”

Counsel: “The duty is almost 48 hours, then you are neither in a physical or mental state to resist if somebody is teasing you. I am not even going on serious crimes.”

Chief Justice of India (CJI): "Your point is perfectly well taken; we will add this to our order today."

Karuna Nandy: Raises the issue of continuity of treatment.

Solicitor General (SG): "All doctors in the NTF have passed through the same phase; they all know the problem."

PGI Chandigarh Doctors: "Doctors are being victimised. They rally one hour in the morning and then they are working... but they are also... their casual leaves are being deducted."

Chief Justice of India (CJI): "The seasoned directors who helm these institutions will never do something like this. Once they get back to duty, we will prevail upon authorities to not take adverse action, else how will public health infrastructure run if the doctors do not work."

Solicitor General (SG): "An assurance from this court should satisfy the doctors."

Supreme Court has started hearing on the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College.

A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra is set to hear the case.

National General Secretary, All India Trinamool Congress & Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee tweets, "Over the past 10 days, while the nation has been protesting against the RG Kar Medical College incident and demanding justice, 900 rapes have occurred across different parts of India... Sadly, a lasting solution still remains largely undiscussed...We need strong laws that mandate trials and convictions within 50 days, followed by the severest punishments, not just empty promises. State governments must act and urgently push the Union for a comprehensive anti-rape law that ensures swift and strict justice. Anything less is merely symbolic and tragically ineffective."

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Former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh arrives at CBI office, in connection with ongoing probe into woman doctor rape and murder case.

Doctors will hold a press conference at RG Kar Medical College at 5.30 pm.
 

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