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West Bengal observed the second anniversary of the RG Kar doctor’s rape and murder with two-minute silence at government hospitals. Doctors held memorial events and marches seeking justice, while the victim’s mother planted a sapling. The CBI continues probing the alleged conspiracy angle

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a fresh probe into the 2024 rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. He said the decision followed the victim’s mother’s request and ordered a separate inquiry into alleged cremation lapses

The Calcutta High Court has directed the CBI to expedite its fresh investigation into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, expressing dissatisfaction with the probe's progress and asking the agency to show substantial results before the next hearing on August 28.

A four-member CBI team from New Delhi arrived in Kolkata to accelerate the fresh probe into the 2024 RG Kar doctor rape-murder case, following the Calcutta High Court's order to reinvestigate the matter ahead of the victim's second death anniversary

The suspension of three IPS officers accused of dereliction of duty in the RG Kar doctor rape and murder case has been extended by 120 days. The move aims to ensure an impartial departmental probe as the CBI continues its fresh investigation

CBI officials have found that these doctors enjoyed undeserved preferences, did not care to follow norms of marking attendance through biometric system or attending to patients

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reported conducting searches on September 6 at seven locations, including the homes of Sandip Ghosh, his relatives, and associates. The investigation is linked to the misappropriation of funds at R.G. Kar Medical College, which recently made headlines following the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor on its premises.

It is not the absence of stringent laws but the failure to effectively enforce them is the root cause of atrocities against women

Doctors in the national capital gathered at Jantar Mantar Saturday to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital, asserting that without a central law to protect healthcare workers, female doctors would never feel safe during work.

The deployment comes after a clear instruction from the Supreme Court. The apex court on Tuesday had ordered any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to be stationed in the hospital where the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor took place earlier this month. The CISF Deputy Inspector General K. Pratap, accompanied by his subordinate officers, reached RG Kar in the morning. Sources said that he had arrived to discuss with the hospital authorities regarding the CISF personnel deployment.

Terming the case at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as horrific, the apex court came down heavily on the government over delay in filing FIR in matter

We will continue this stir until we get justice for our sister, says an agitating doctor at the RG Kar MCH

According to police officials, summonses were issued to 57 others too for spreading wrong information about the incident

This comes after Ghosh's name came up in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor at the same hospital on August 9

Asks State Police forces to monitor law and order situation in view of the protests across the country

IDA stands in solidarity with IMA, supporting justice and advocating for healthcare worker safety.

The event will begin at 5 am near ITC Kohenur, with participants encouraged to wear black and bring their own placards as symbols of protest.

Non-essential healthcare services at SSKM Hospital, Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, and Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, among others, crippled because of agitation

Questions counsel of State government on whether the administration considered the necessity for imposing Section 144 in the area

Emergency and casualty services continued as usual, but elective surgeries at Gandhi Hospital, Osmania General Hospital (OGH), and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) were postponed due to the boycott.