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CBI also named four others who were arrested for alleged involvement in the irregularities. Kolkata: The CBI on Friday filed a chargesheet in connection with the RG Kar Hospital financial irregularities in which it has named former principal of the medical establishment Sandip Ghosh as the prime accused, an official said. In the 100-odd page…
The court made the observaion while denying bail to Sandip Ghosh. Kolkata: A designated CBI court, while denying bail to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, has observed that the nature and gravity of the accusation against him is grave and could attract capital punishment if proved. The CBI had arrested…
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Vineet Goyal has been appointed Additional Director General of Police and IGP (Special Task Force). Kolkata: Fulfilling some of its key promises made to the protesting doctors during their meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, the West Bengal government has transferred Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal as well as the state’s Director of…
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The doctors said there has been a rise in “institutional threats, violence and vandalism”. A day after fast-paced developments, when talks between them and the West Bengal government failed to take place for the third straight day and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered to resign, protesting junior doctors have written to the President and the…
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Kolkata and other places have seen continued protests over the rape and murder. Kolkata: In another setback for Sandip Ghosh, who was the principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital when a trainee doctor was raped and murdered there last month, a special CBI court has sent him to judicial custody till September…
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Sunday night, thousands gathered in Kolkata and across the globe, demanding justice for the victim. New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today hear the case related to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. A bench comprising Chief…
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The court was hearing Sanjay Roy’s bail petition. Kolkata: The absence of the CBI’s investigating officer in the rape and murder of the trainee doctor in Kolkata and a 40-minute delay in the arrival of the agency’s lawyer prompted an angry court in the city to wonder if it should grant bail to the main…
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Sources said investigating officials have secured a crucial document. Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital has found a crucial document showing that former principal Sandip Ghosh gave instructions to the state public works department (PWD) to conduct renovation…
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File photo President Droupadi Murmu – in her first public statement on the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata nearly 20 days ago – said she is “dismayed and horrified”. She said no civilised society can allow women to be subjected to such atrocities. President Murmu’s Quotes On Crime Against Women “Even…
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The rage is different this time. Whether it is a case from a Kolkata hospital or a school in the Mumbai suburb of Thane. The dirty secret of the Malayalam film industry is already out in the open. The anger isn’t helped when one learns that even in such heinous crimes, it may take 32…
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