Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Two Years After RG Kar, Hospital Gaps Remain
Two years ago, a doctor working at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital was raped and killed.
The accused was a former civic volunteer.
The crime shocked many people.
The hospital then became the centre of large protests against the Bengal government.
The Indian Express looked at what happens during the hospital’s night shift.
The report found that some things have changed since the crime.
However, it also found that important problems have not been fully solved.
The story examines those changes and remaining gaps.
Two years ago, a 31-year-old doctor was raped and killed while on duty at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.
The accused was a former civic volunteer.
The hospital became the epicentre of a fierce anti-government campaign in Bengal.
The Indian Express examined the night shift at the hospital two years after the crime.
The report says conditions have changed, but significant gaps remain.
- Who
- A 31-year-old doctor was killed; a former civic volunteer was accused.
- What
- The report revisits the rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital and examines the hospital’s night shift two years later.
- When
- Two years after the crime.
- Where
- RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Bengal.
- Why
- To assess what has changed and which gaps remain after the crime and subsequent anti-government campaign.
- Incident
- A doctor was raped and killed while on duty.
- Victim
- A 31-year-old doctor.
- Accused
- A former civic volunteer.
- Time elapsed
- Two years since the crime.
- Hospital
- RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.
- Broader impact
- The hospital became the epicentre of a fierce anti-government campaign in Bengal.
- Report focus
- The hospital’s night shift, changes since the crime, and remaining gaps.