Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, made two fresh arrests on Saturday. The CBI has arrested former principal of RG Kar Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh and Tala Police Station officer-in-charge, Avijet Mondol.
The CBI has arrested the former medical college principal and Kolkata Police SHO for "misleading the investigation" and for "missing evidence, said sources. They have also been charged for delay in filing the First Information Report (FIR), the sources claimed. Sandip Ghosh is currently in judicial custody in a corruption case.
A postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and killed while she was on night shift by RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month triggering nationwide protests and 'cease work' by junior doctors. The Kolkata Police had arrested civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for allegedly being involved in the crimes.
#KolkataHorror | Sandip Ghosh arrested in the RG Kar rape & murder case.Now Sandip Ghosh has been arrested for 2 cases… I would like to congratulate the CBI on this: @DrSukantaBJP speaks to @Swatij14Watch as #Timesnow’s Tapas shares more details. #ShaktiFightbackpic.twitter.com/ggGJzDJIDV
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 14, 2024
The junior doctors protesting outside the Swasthya Bhawan, the headquarters of West Bengal government's health department, celebrated the move. "We have been demanding the arrest of the former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal, officer-in-charge of Tala police station for their involvement in tampering with the evidence. We are very happy as the CBI has arrested them. CBI should arrest others also who have tampered with the evidence," said one of the protesting doctors.
#WATCH | West Bengal: In the Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case of a trainee doctor, the former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal, officer-in-charge of Tala police station have been arrested by CBIJunior doctors protesting at the Swasthya… pic.twitter.com/PDh9EdoGM0
— ANI (@ANI) September 14, 2024
Meanwhile, the second attempt to organise a dialogue between the state government and junior doctors failed on Saturday over the issue of live streaming of meeting.
Doctors Firm On Live Stream Demand
The junior doctors were firm on their demand that they would not participate in the meeting until live streaming was allowed. Mamata Banerjee told the agitating doctors that they "can't keep insulting her" and invited them to at least "have tea". "
One of the doctors said, "We requested for live streaming of this meeting. The Chief Secretary said live streaming is not possible as it is CM's residence. We told the Chief Secretary that we want live streaming so that transparency is maintained. We also said please consider our videographer so that he can record the meeting. But CM's security was shooting the video and they said it is for security reasons."
"We want live streaming so that proper transparency of this discussion and meeting is maintained and other junior doctors present at the protest site can also know what happened in this meeting. That's why we are waiting in front of the main gate of CM residence as we want live streaming of this meeting," he added.
As doctors demanded live streaming of the meeting between them and the government representatives, Banerjee refused the demand. "As RG Kar issue is before the court, we cannot allow live streaming," said Banerjee, assuring the doctors that the meeting would be recorded. "We will video-record the meeting to end RG Kar impasse, will provide it to you after the Supreme Court's nod," the Chief Minister asserted.
"We were ready for minutes after CM appealed…We were discussing and when we were about to go (for the meeting), we were told that the time was up, and the CM cannot meet us…We will wait for the next communication with the CM. Till then we will continue protesting…" said another protesting doctor.
The West Bengal CM had earlier visited the agitating doctors at the Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake and appealed to them to resume work.