Archive · 15 Sep 2026
CBI submits RG Kar case report amid family questions
The CBI gave the court an update about its investigation into the RG Kar rape and murder case.
Investigators examined papers, videos, and medical and forensic evidence.
A special team also visited the place where the victim was cremated.
The CBI said it looked into concerns raised by the victim’s family.
However, some parts of the investigation are not finished.
The family’s lawyer asked why some alleged perpetrators are still not included in the investigation.
The CBI said its case diary has been given to the court.
The next court hearing will take place on November 20.
Doctors also told investigators what happened on the night before the victim was found dead.
The CBI submitted a new status report on the RG Kar rape and murder case to the Sealdah Court on Tuesday.
The agency said investigators reviewed documents, CCTV footage, and medical and forensic reports.
A CBI Special Investigation Team visited the crematorium and reportedly included its findings in the report.
The victim’s family said the team was communicating with them but questioned why alleged perpetrators remain outside the investigation’s scope.
The next hearing is scheduled for November 20, while some investigative aspects remain pending.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation, the victim’s family, their lawyers, and doctors who were on duty with the victim.
- What
- The CBI submitted a status report on the RG Kar rape and murder case and said it had examined evidence and family concerns.
- When
- The report was submitted on Tuesday; the incident occurred overnight on August 8-9, 2024, and the next hearing is November 20.
- Where
- The report was submitted at Sealdah Court; the CBI team also visited the crematorium and investigated events at the hospital’s seminar room.
- Why
- The report was submitted to update the court on the ongoing investigation and address issues raised by the victim’s family.
CBI’s investigation
Family’s concerns
Status of the probe
CBI’s investigation
The CBI said it had reviewed key documents, CCTV footage, medical and forensic reports, and issues raised by the family, although some aspects remain pending.
Family’s concerns
The family’s lawyer argued that the investigation has continued for two years without adequately bringing the alleged actual perpetrators within its scope.
Communication with the family
CBI’s investigation
The current CBI team is communicating with the victim’s family and conducting the investigation, according to the victim’s father.
Family’s concerns
The victim’s father said the family was not happy, stressing that the guilty must be punished while questioning the progress of the case.
Unresolved suspects
CBI’s investigation
The CBI submitted its case diary to the court and provided a new status report.
Family’s concerns
The family’s counsel asked whether the case diary addresses why alleged culprits remain outside the investigation’s ambit.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Court
- Sealdah Court
- Evidence reviewed
- Documents, CCTV footage, medical reports, and forensic reports
- Additional inquiry
- A CBI Special Investigation Team visited the crematorium where the victim’s body was cremated.
- Case diary
- The CBI said it had submitted the case diary to the court.
- Next hearing
- November 20
- Witness information
- Four doctors told the CBI they were on night duty when the victim ordered food and later went to sleep in or near the seminar room.