RG Kar hospital

While Mamata Banerjee has blamed the left and BJP for the late-night vandalism incident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, the major arrests in the hospital vandalism incident point otherwise. Among the 30 accused arrested, some of them are linked with the ruling state party, Trinamool Congress

Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray has been served a notice by the Kolkata Police for tweeting "wrong information" about the probe in connection with the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case.

The students and junior doctors continue to protest at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital over the murder and alleged sexual assault of their female colleague on August 9 in the West Bengal city of Kolkata.

On Saturday (17th August), Sagnik Laha was produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate and sentenced to 14 days in custody.

Expressing her outrage over the rape and murder of a female resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Asha Devi, the mother of Nirbhaya, described the incident as "the most unfortunate thing that has happened."

The development has opened a can of worms for the hospital as this is not a one-off incidence when the medical institution made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the police changed the viscera and blood-stained items in an effort to protect the accused in the RG Kar Hospital case

As junior doctors across the country continue their protest demanding security after the Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case, the union health ministry today appealed them to return to work. The govt also assured them all possible efforts to ensure their security.

Demanding Justice for ‘Abhaya’ (meaning fearless - name given for the deceased victim), Indian diaspora have registered their outrage and staged protests across prominent cities of the World.

A two-member inquiry committee constituted by the National Commission for Women (NCW) investigated the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and submitted its preliminary findings uncovering lapses in security, infrastructure, and investigation.