New Delhi. On Tuesday, October 16, the Supreme Court heard the case of rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The Supreme Court has sought a report from the CBI into the murder and rape case as well as the alleged financial irregularities in the hospital. The court has asked CBI to file status reports in both the cases within three weeks.
Along with this, the Supreme Court asked the West Bengal government, what has the task force done so far in this matter? On this, the government said that 78 hundred hospitals have given information to the task force. Based on this she wants to give suggestions. The court also raised questions on the appointment of civic volunteers in state hospitals. It is noteworthy that Sanjay Roy, accused in the RG Kar Hospital case, was associated with Kolkata Police as a volunteer.
However, after the hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has postponed further hearing of the case till after Diwali holidays. Meanwhile, Tuesday was the 10th day of the fast unto death of doctors, which has been going on since October 5, in protest against the incident at RG Kar Hospital. On October 14, another doctor was admitted to the CCU after his condition deteriorated. It is noteworthy that a junior doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on the night of August 8. Doctors protested for 42 days regarding this.