Kolkata: Investigation and Protests Over Rape and Murder Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team investigating the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, again inspected various areas of the hospital on Monday.

The CBI has also been authorized to administer a polygraph test on the suspect currently in custody, as per sources.

The team earlier reported that as the protests over the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate medico at R G Kar Medical College Hospital in Kolkata continue, a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrived on Friday afternoon to capture a detailed digital blueprint of the site where the tragic incident took place.

On August 18, the CBI conducted 3D laser mapping in the emergency ward of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as part of their probe into the case.

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The case has ignited widespread outrage and protests across multiple cities, with demonstrators calling for justice and severe penalties for those involved.

As per an ANI news report, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the case, with a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud scheduled to hear it on August 20.

Earlier in the day, Calcutta High Court advocates held a protest march demanding justice for the victim and punishment for the accused.

• In Delhi, doctors from Maulana Azad Medical College and resident doctors from the Northern Railway Central Hospital protested outside Nirman Bhawan, demanding justice for the victim.
• Similar demonstrations occurred in Chandigarh, where PGIMER doctors also protested.
• Mumbai saw protests at Azad Maidan organised by doctors and locals.
• In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, doctors and medical students from King George's Medical University tied 'black Rakhi' to demand justice in the Kolkata rape-murder case.
• In Kolkata, female police personnel tied Rakhi to doctors and medical students who were demanding justice in the case.

On August 18, football fans protested near Salt Lake Stadium, resulting in the cancellation of the Durand Cup match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. In Kolkata, junior doctors and students continued their protests at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The postgraduate trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

On August 14, the protest site and hospital campus at RG Kar were vandalised by a mob, leading to police intervention.

To maintain law and order, Kolkata police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days, effective from Sunday (August 18) to Saturday (August 24), news agency ANI reported.

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