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Suvendu Orders Fresh Probe Into Slain RG Kar Doctor's Cremation

Suvendu Orders Fresh Probe Into Slain RG Kar Doctor's Cremation
Suvendu Adhikari orders fresh probe into cremation lapses of slain RG Kar doctor · telegraphindia.com

Two years ago, a woman doctor at a big hospital in Kolkata was hurt very badly and sadly died in a terrible crime.

After her body was examined, she was cremated very quickly at a place called Panihati.

Some people think that fast cremation was a big mistake, because important papers were not signed and the body was cremated even though others had to go first.

A very special team of investigators called the CBI has been looking into the whole sad story.

Now, the leader of the state, Suvendu Adhikari, has told the police to start a new case against three people.

He says these three people helped make the very fast cremation happen.

One of them used to be a local politician, and the other two were his helpers.

Doctors and nurses across the state remembered the doctor by staying quiet for two whole minutes at their hospitals.

Her parents were at a special event to remember her, and her mother said she wants her daughter to be remembered as a good doctor.

Everyone hopes the truth will come out so that justice can be done.

Key facts

Victim
On-duty doctor and second-year postgraduate student at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital
Crime
Rape and murder, two years ago
Accused trio
Nirmal Ghosh (former TMC MLA, Panihati), Somnath De (also named Somnath Das), Sanjib Mukherjee
Police directed
Barrackpore City Police
Cremation discrepancy
Body listed at serial number three, cremated at serial number one; no family signatures on cremation documents
CBI action
Questioned Nirmal Ghosh in June this year
Commemoration
Two-minute silence at all state-run hospitals, mandated for the first time
Government actions
Suspension of three IPS officers including Vineet Goyal; medical council registrations of Sandip Ghosh, Birupaksha Biswas and Abhik De cancelled

Quotes

Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal chief minister

“"Three people– Nirmal Ghosh, Somnath De and Sanjib Mukherjee– carried out the dangerous incident. Barrackpore police commissioner is present here. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not into it. Please start a new case and take appropriate action."”
deccanchronicle.com
““The brutal rape and murder of the deceased doctor and the financial irregularities at the hospital are under the purview of the court‑monitored CBI investigation.””
telegraphindia.com

Mother of Abhaya

Mother of the slain RG Kar medical college student

““I am thankful to this government for taking steps that will get my daughter justice. We want our daughter to be remembered, not as Abhaya, but as a doctor.””
telegraphindia.com

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