On August 9, the hospital’s chest department found the medic’s body in the seminar hall with extensive injuries. The following day, the case was connected to the arrest of a civic volunteer by the Kolkata Police.
A national taskforce of ten members has been mandated by the Supreme Court to make recommendations for doctors’ safety. The National Taskforce has been instructed to deliver the final report within two months and an interim report within three weeks. At RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, a suo motu case involving the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor was heard by the court.
In another case, the supreme court overturned a 2023 verdict by the Calcutta High Court that acquitted an accused in a sexual assault case and made “objectionable” comments encouraging adolescent girls to “control sexual urges.” The man who was acquitted by the High Court for raping a minor girl with whom he had a “romantic affair” was also reinstated by the court.Over the incident, which has had a significant impact on healthcare services, there have been protests observed all over the country.
On August 9, the hospital’s chest department found the medic’s body in the seminar hall with extensive injuries. The following day, the case was connected to the arrest of a civic volunteer by the Kolkata Police.The investigation was delegated to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Calcutta High Court on August 13.
