Kolkata:
The previous principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital and the station home officer (SHO) who initially investigated the rape and homicide of a trainee physician have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly deceptive investigators and attempting to cover proof.
With their actions, the previous principal Sandip Ghosh and the police officer allegedly tried to sabotage the investigation into the rape and homicide case, which had sparked outrage throughout the nation.
The arrests got here hours after protesting medical doctors returned from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s home with out assembly her after she denied their request to live-stream the assembly.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been questioning Sandip Ghosh over alleged monetary irregularities pertaining to the medical school. Ghosh and the senior cop – Abhijit Mondal – are additionally accused of delay in submitting the FIR within the rape-murder case.
The trainee physician was raped and murdered contained in the seminar corridor of RG Kar Medical Faculty on August 9. The important thing suspect, Sanjay Roy, was seen on CCTV throughout investigation after the trainee physician’s physique was discovered. The CBI has already carried out a polygraph check on Sanjay Roy, however couldn’t conduct a narco evaluation check after he didn’t give consent, which is required as per the legislation.
The CBI took over the case from the Kolkata Police on the Calcutta Excessive Court docket’s order.
Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer on the hospital, had gone to the purple gentle space Sonagachi on August 8 night time. There, he drank alcohol and visited two brothels one after one other, sources had mentioned. He then went to the hospital after midnight. He was arrested primarily based on CCTV footage during which he was seen getting into and leaving the seminar corridor.
The CBI had additionally questioned Anup Dutta, an assistant sub-inspector and member of the town police welfare board. Mr Dutta’s proximity to Sanjay Roy was suspected to have led CBI officers to know how Sanjay Roy may have had free entry to police barracks the place he stayed, and inside an establishment like RG Kar the place he may transfer round freely always of the day.
Earlier in the present day, Ms Banerjee didn’t permit the protesting medical doctors’ demand for live-stream of their assembly, citing the RG Kar Medical Faculty case is being heard within the Supreme Court docket.
“I’m requesting, please come and speak as you had requested for in the present day’s assembly. Not less than come and have tea with me. Why are you disrespecting me? I preserve ready, nevertheless it appears you do not need to meet. Overlook politics for now… I’ll signal the minutes of the assembly, however there will probably be no live-streaming. It could occur solely after Supreme Court docket permission,” Ms Banerjee mentioned.