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  • Kolkata Doctor-Rape Case: Principal Of RG Kar Hospital Resigns Amid Mass Protests |

    Prof. (Dr.) Sandip Ghosh, the principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, resigned on Monday morning following widespread outrage over the rape and murder of a young doctor at the institution. In his resignation, Ghosh expressed his distress over being targeted on social media and described the victim as a daughter to him. He stated, “I am being defamed on social media… The deceased doctor was like my daughter. As a parent, I resign… I don’t want this to happen to anyone in the future,” as reported by ANI.

    In the ongoing investigation, Kolkata police have summoned three junior doctors and one housekeeping staff member who were on duty the night the tragic incident occurred. The body of the post-graduate medical student was discovered partially unclothed in the hospital’s seminar hall. She had gone there to rest after having dinner with two colleagues.

    The preliminary post-mortem report revealed disturbing details: the victim was bleeding from her eyes, nose, and private parts, her neck was broken, and she had sustained injuries on other parts of her body.

    Authorities have apprehended a suspect linked to the crime. Though not officially employed by the hospital, the man was reportedly a frequent visitor. After allegedly committing the crime, he returned home, slept, and later attempted to clean his clothes, but investigators found blood on his shoes.

    As the investigation continues, medical services across West Bengal have been severely disrupted due to an ongoing strike by junior doctors, interns, and postgraduate trainees. The strike, now in its fourth day, demands a magisterial inquiry into the death of the young doctor, whose murder has shocked the medical community and the public alike.

     Indefinite Strike in Delhi Govt. Hospitals

    Healthcare workers in Delhi have started an indefinite strike, urging prompt action and protection measures. Doctors are demanding a transparent investigation and severe penalties for those responsible for the tragic incident. Several government hospitals, including Maulana Azad Medical College, RML Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and GTB Hospital, have announced the suspension of outpatient services (OPDs), operation theatres (OTs), and ward duties starting Monday morning.

  • Ex-Congress Indore Nominee Who Joined BJP Denied Bail In 17-Year-Old Murder Case |

    An Indore sessions court on Saturday denied BJP politician Akshay Kanti Bam and his father anticipatory bail on Friday in an attempt-murder case involving a 17-year-old, citing no possibility the accused would be taken into custody. In a major setback for the Congress in Indore, its candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew from the race on April 29, the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, and joined the BJP.

    After considering both parties’ submissions, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Sharma dismissed Bam and his father Kantilal’s application for anticipatory bail. “There is no apprehension of arrest of the accused in this case, therefore, the provisions of Section 438 CrPC are not applicable,” the judge said.”  

    The Additional Sessions Judge also said that in the current circumstances of the case, the accused should appear in court and participate in the advance proceedings, and if necessary, they can file an application for regular bail in the case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. 

    A first class judicial magistrate (JMFC) of Indore had on April 24 ordered the addition of Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code in the FIR lodged against Bam and his father for assaulting a man 17 years ago over a land dispute, on the plea of the victim’s side. The magistrate had also ordered the father-son duo to appear before the sessions court on May 10.

    Barely five days after this order, Bam took the step of withdrawing his name as the Congress candidate from Indore. The application, on which Bam’s legal troubles have increased, was filed on April 5, just 13 days after his candidature was announced as the Congress candidate from Indore on March 23. 

    According to police officials, a FIR was filed against Bam, his father Kantilal, and others on October 4, 2007, for attacking a man named Yunus Patel over a land dispute. The FIR was filed under sections 294 (obscenity), 323 (voluntarily causing harm), 506 (criminal intimidation), and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, he stated. 

    Patel claims that during the incident, Satvir Singh, the operator of a security agency, fired at him with a 12-bore gun at the request of Akshay’s father, Kantilal. Satvir Singh, the accused, later died.