Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Calcutta High Court Seeks CBI Report on RG Kar Conspiracy
The Calcutta High Court is examining the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, for more information.
It wants to know how investigators found that certain people may have been involved in a possible conspiracy.
The CBI gave the court a report about the progress of its investigation.
It also gave the court its case diary.
The judges ordered that these documents remain sealed.
The court will hear the matter again on September 24.
A special CBI team is investigating what happened from the night of August 9, 2024, until the doctor’s cremation.
The Calcutta High Court asked the CBI to report on certain persons’ alleged involvement in a conspiracy linked to the RG Kar rape-murder case.
The CBI submitted a progress report and case diary during an in-camera hearing on Friday.
The court ordered that both documents be kept in a sealed cover.
The CBI must explain how investigators identified the alleged involvement of the persons concerned.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 24; a three-member CBI team has been probing events from August 9, 2024, until the doctor’s cremation.
- Who
- The Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and certain persons whose alleged involvement is under examination.
- What
- The court sought a CBI report explaining the path by which investigators located the alleged involvement of certain persons in a conspiracy.
- When
- The direction was issued on Friday, with the next hearing set for September 24; the underlying incident occurred on August 9, 2024.
- Where
- The proceedings took place before the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata, with the hearing held in-camera.
- Why
- The court is examining the CBI’s investigation into the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Hearing format
- In-camera
- Documents submitted
- A CBI progress report and the investigation case diary
- Document status
- Both were ordered to be retained in a sealed cover
- Next hearing
- September 24
- Special investigation team
- A three-member CBI team headed by its joint director, East