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Adhikari praises Barrackpore police chief over RG Kar case arrests
In Kolkata, a big city in India, a young doctor who was training at a hospital was hurt very badly and died in 2024.
After that, some people were accused of hurrying to burn her body before it could be examined properly.
The police have been looking for the people responsible, and they caught a man named Nirmal Ghosh who used to be an elected leader.
He was hiding in a town called Balasore in Odisha, but the police found him and arrested him.
He is accused of helping to destroy evidence and of pressuring the doctor's family.
The doctor's father said the accused people came to his house and pushed the family to cremate the body quickly.
A police officer in Barrackpore was praised for making these arrests.
Three senior police officers were suspended and some doctors lost their medical registration because of the case.
The police say more people may be arrested soon.
Suvendu Adhikari praised the Barrackpore police commissioner for arresting two people, including former Panihati TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh, in the alleged 'cremation scam' linked to the RG Kar doctor's rape and murder.
Ghosh was arrested from a hideout at Balasore in Odisha on Thursday, and Adhikari said the other absconding accused will be arrested soon.
Ghosh faces charges of destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, and forcing someone to carry out an act against their will.
The victim's father alleged the accused pressured his family to quickly take the body to the crematorium; Ghosh had allegedly met then principal Sandip Ghosh and accompanied the hearse.
Adhikari said three IPS officers were suspended and medical council registrations were cancelled, and alleged the TMC government had protected police officers suspected in the case.
- Who
- Suvendu Adhikari, the Barrackpore police, and former Panihati TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh; the victim's father filed the complaint.
- What
- Arrest of two people in the alleged 'cremation scam' linked to the 2024 rape and murder of an intern doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal; Ghosh was arrested in Balasore, Odisha.
- When
- Thursday, August 14; the doctor's body was discovered on August 9, 2024.
- Why
- Over the alleged hurried cremation and destruction of evidence in the doctor's rape and murder case.
Key facts
- Accused arrested
- Nirmal Ghosh (former Panihati TMC MLA) and one other person
- Arrest location
- Balasore, Odisha
- Charges against Ghosh
- Destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, forcing an act against one's will
- Victim
- Intern doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
- Body discovered
- August 9, 2024
- Disciplinary action
- Three IPS officers suspended; medical council registrations cancelled
- Allegation
- TMC government allegedly protected police officers suspected of involvement
- Related action
- Banga Bibhushan award withdrawn from Ananta Maharaj; six FIRs lodged; 282 Facebook posts removed
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Chief Minister
“He is a senior citizen and has withdrawn his comments. I take it as a positive step, but I must reiterate that he made an inappropriate comment.”
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