Courtroom Verdict In Kolkata’s RG Kar Rape-Homicide Case As we speak | India Information
RG Kar Rape-Homicide Incident: A neighborhood court docket is about to ship verdict on the rape and homicide case of a trainee physician in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty on Saturday. The rape and homicide of an on-duty physician at R G Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in West Bengal’s capital metropolis Kolkata led to nationwide outrage and extended protests.
The incident happened final yr on August 9 on the state-run hospital in north Kolkata.
Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with town police, was charged for the henious crime. The judgment can be delivered on Saturday, 57 days after the trial commenced earlier than the court docket of extra district and periods decide, Sealdah court docket, Anirban Das.
The Kolkata Police, which was investigating the case, initially arrested Roy on August 10, a day after the medic’s physique was recovered from the seminar room of the hospital. The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom later transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the company has sought the dying penalty for the accused. The in-camera trial within the rape and homicide of the physician commenced on November 12, and 50 witnesses had been examined. Listening to within the trial of Roy was concluded on January 9.
The mother and father of the trainee sufferer physician maintained that different individuals had been additionally concerned within the crime and mentioned that they count on that they may also be arrested and tried earlier than the court docket. They’ve additionally filed an utility earlier than the court docket in search of additional investigation into the case. The horrific incident led to nationwide outrage and extended protests by junior medical doctors in Kolkata, demanding justice for the sufferer and stronger safety preparations in state-run hospitals.
Mamata Banerjee-led TMC authorities in West Bengal confronted the warmth over the rape and homicide incident. Opposition events, together with the BJP and the CPI(M), protested the grotesque crime. Nonetheless, apolitical actions demanding justice for the sufferer had been extra seen, with members of the civil society being on the forefront.
Protests Throughout Kolkata
Members of the civil society in Kolkata and another cities of the state took out midnight rallies, terming these as “Reclaim the Night time,” to demand justice for the sufferer physician, whom some named “Abhaya,” whereas others referred to as her “Tilottama.”
Disclosing the identification of a rape sufferer is prohibited by the regulation. Supporters of archrival golf equipment of Kolkata—East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, and Mohammedan Sporting—additionally took to the streets of the metropolis demanding justice for the sufferer.
The Supreme Courtroom, which suo motu took up the matter regarding the rape and homicide at R G Kar hospital, had fashioned a Nationwide Process Power (NTF) for suggesting a protocol for the protection of medical doctors and different medical professionals throughout the nation. The NTF filed a report earlier than the apex court docket in November final yr.
(With PTI Inputs)
