The probe into the chilling rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital have to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom dominated at present.
The court docket famous critical lapses within the hospital administration’s response after the physician was discovered useless in its seminar corridor on Friday morning, her garments in disarray and accidents throughout her physique. The sufferer’s dad and mom, the court docket mentioned, need an investigation by an impartial physique to make sure that proof shouldn’t be tampered with.
The court docket at present got here down closely on Dr Sandip Ghosh, the previous principal of the state-run school, saying it was “disheartening” that he was not “proactive”. The court docket additionally flagged that the previous Principal was given the identical position in one other school hours after he resigned and mentioned he have to be instantly relieved of duties and despatched on depart.
Dr Ghosh stepped down yesterday, saying that he can’t take the humiliation on social media within the wake of the physician’s rape-murder. Hours later, he was given a brand new position because the Principal of Calcutta Nationwide Medical Faculty. This sparked a wave of protest, as protesting medical doctors questioned the frenzy behind his new appointment.
Pulling up the state authorities for giving a brand new position to Dr Ghosh shortly after his resignation, the court docket mentioned, “The suitable authority ought to have borne in thoughts the circumstances below which the resignation was given. Subsequently, even that resignation was not accepted, the least that may be anticipated from the division is to launch the Principal from the executive accountability and never assign him some other responsibility of equal accountability. This professor has been made Principal of one other medical school. It’s not clear as to what was the urgency in doing so.”
The hospital administration, the court docket famous, was not with the sufferer or the household of the sufferer. “The case readily available is a peculiar case. There needs to be no additional lack of time. There could also be chance of proof being tampered,” the court docket mentioned.
The excessive court docket additionally famous that it will have given extra time to state police below “regular circumstances”. “Even after 5 days there have been no vital conclusions which ought to have occurred by now. Subsequently, we’re justified that there’s each chance that proof can be destroyed. We deem it applicable that the case have to be transferred to CBI with instant impact,” the court docket mentioned.
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had mentioned Kolkata Police should full their probe by Sunday, failing which the state authorities would advocate a CBI probe if the victims’ dad and mom need. Opposition events, led by the BJP, had demanded a central company probe, warning towards tampering of proof if state police investigated the case that has despatched shockwaves via the nation.
