CBI officers for the fourth consecutive day on Monday questioned the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh in connection with their probe into the rape and murder of a woman doctor. “Dr. Ghosh reached the CBI’s city office at CGO Complex on Monday morning,” an official said.
Kolkata Police said, “One person was arrested in Kolkata for allegedly disclosing the identity of the doctor on social media, and for issuing threats to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.”
The West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has called for an emergency meeting “of a cross-section of Bengal society” in light of the protests taking place in Kolkata, to apprise them of the action taken and to ask for opinions. This is in response to former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh’s letter urging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Bose to take immediate and decisive action.
The Resident Doctor’s Association of AIIMS wrote to the Prime Minister to enact a central law which would ensure the safety of doctors and healthcare workers across the country. They also drew attention to the violence and vandalism of the RG Kar College and the rise of violence against doctors, healthcare workers and medical institutions across the country.
Protests continue across various states of the country demanding justice for the victim, the death penalty for the accused and the resignation of the Chief Minister. In Mysuru, doctors, including undergraduates from Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, K.R. Hospital, and Cheluvamba Hospital marched from K.R. Hospital premises to Gandhi Square and formed a human chain to create public awareness and also highlighted the need for the implementation of the Central Protection Act to safeguard doctors, medical professionals, and institutions from violence, on Sunday (August 18, 2024).