Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Fresh FIR Over Hurried Cremation of RG Kar Victim
A lady doctor in Kolkata was hurt very badly and died, and police said she was attacked and killed at her hospital.
Something sad happened after that: her body was cremated, which is a special ceremony where a body is respectfully burned.
Her family said it happened too fast and without their permission.
Now, two years later, the Chief Minister of West Bengal asked the police to look into it again.
Her father went to the police and gave a complaint.
The police made a new case, called an FIR, about how the cremation happened.
Three people are being looked at in this new case.
Police want to know why no family member signed the papers and why no money was charged for the cremation.
They also want to check if evidence was destroyed on purpose.
The police are working separately from the CBI, a national detective agency that is also investigating.
A fresh FIR has been registered at Khardah Police Station over the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape and murder victim, following a complaint by the victim's father.
The FIR names former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh, Panihati Municipality councillor Somnath Dey, and neighbour Sanjeev Mukherjee.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered the new probe on the second death anniversary of the doctor at a programme in Panihati on August 8.
The investigation will examine why the victim's body was cremated hastily, why cremation charges were allegedly waived, and why no family member signed for the cremation.
The new case includes allegations of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence and will run separately from the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe.
- Who
- The victim's father lodged the complaint; West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered the probe; former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh, Somnath Dey (described as a Panihati Municipality councillor in one article and former municipal chairman in another), and neighbour Sanjeev Mukherjee are named in the FIR.
- What
- A fresh FIR and separate police investigation into the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape and murder victim, including allegations of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.
- When
- The FIR was registered after a complaint lodged on Monday, following a programme on August 8 marking the second death anniversary of the victim; her body was found on August 9, 2024, and she was raped and murdered the previous night.
- Where
- Kolkata and North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal; the FIR was registered at Khardah Police Station, and the cremation took place at a Panihati crematorium, described in one article as the Natagarh Kadamtala crematorium under Ghola police station.
- Why
- To answer questions about why the cremation was expedited, why cremation charges were allegedly waived, and why no family member's signature was obtained, with allegations suggesting the haste may have been intended to prevent a second autopsy.
- Victim
- Woman junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Crime
- Raped and murdered on the night of August 8, 2024; body found in a seminar room on August 9, 2024
- New FIR registered at
- Khardah Police Station
- Complaint filed by
- The victim's father
- Persons named
- Nirmal Ghosh, Somnath Dey, Sanjeev Mukherjee
- Probe ordered by
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on August 8, the second death anniversary
- Allegations
- Criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence
- Cremation concerns
- Held at Panihati (Natagarh Kadamtala) crematorium; charges allegedly waived; no family member's signature
