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Kolkata cop accused of molesting female civic volunteer inside Park Street police station

Oct 07, 2024, at 01:32 am

Kolkata: A female civic volunteer has accused Sub-Inspector Abhishek Roy of Park Street police station of molestation, media reports said.

RG Kar case: CBI claims 'Tala Police Station created some false records'

Sep 27, 2024, at 03:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder case, has told a local court in Kolkata that Tala Police Station, under which the FIR was registered, created "some false records".

RG Kar effect: Manoj Kumar Verma replaces Vineet Goyal as new Kolkata police chief in Mamata govt's IPS reshuffle

Sep 17, 2024, at 09:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS:  Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced to remove Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal bowing to the demands of protesting junior doctors over the RG Kar rape-murder case in a marathon meeting to end the deadlock, the state government on Tuesday appointed Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata police chief.

'Will it be a big deal to wait for a few days?' Mamata Banerjee on Kolkata police chief's dismissal calls

Sep 10, 2024, at 01:58 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: As the clamour over Vineet Goyal's resignation grew loud following the Supreme Court's hearing on the RG Kar rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday dismissed the Kolkata Police Commissioner's resignation stating that Durga Puja is coming and he has the experience to maintain the law and order during the festival.

CBI rules out gangrape in RG Kar horror, says Sanjay Roy lone accused: Report

Sep 07, 2024, at 04:39 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out gangrape in the RG Kar case, where a junior doctor was brutally raped and murdered last month, and said that available evidence indicates only Sanjay Roy, arrested by the Kolkata Police, was involved in the crime, NDTV quoting sources reported on Friday.

'A portion of the police is criminalised, corrupt and politicised': Bengal Guv on RG Kar case

Sep 06, 2024, at 05:33 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Thursday slammed the Kolkata Police after the RG Kar victim's parents raised serious allegations against the force.

'Kolkata Police offered us money,' RG Kar victim's father alleges joining massive night vigil

Sep 05, 2024, at 05:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The family members of the Kolkata junior doctor brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Wednesday joined the massive protest and have raised serious charges against the Kolkata Police questioning why the body was cremated in such a hurry despite the sensitivity of the case.

RG Kar rape-murder: What has CBI found? Polygraph test on 4 doctors

Aug 24, 2024, at 03:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Four colleagues of the 31-year-old doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, will be put through the polygraph test as according to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) their statements are contradicting each other, media reports said.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: SC directs CISF to provide security at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to enable doctors to resume work

Aug 20, 2024, at 08:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to provide security at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in north Kolkata where a Post Graduate Trainee (PGT) doctor was brutally raped and murdered earlier this month.

Top CBI women officers who handled Hathras, Unnao take charge of Kolkata rape-murder case

Aug 20, 2024, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The responsibility of the investigation into the brutal rape-murder case at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and Medical College has been handed over to two of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s top women officers, who have handled a few such notorious cases earlier, with considerable success, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan supporters in rare unity demonstrate outside Salt Lake Stadium, police resort to 'lathi-charge'

Aug 18, 2024, at 11:10 pm

In an unimaginable show of unity between two traditional arch-rivals of Kolkata derby, fans of both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan football clubs on Sunday assembled in thousands outside Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium despite the cancellation of the Durand Cup match and raised slogan for justice for the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim. Police allegedly lathi-charged to disperse the supporters of football giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan who were demonstrating for the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College Hospital recently. A suspected cover-up attempt triggered a massive protest against the Mamata Banerjee government. 

'Mamata Banerjee trying to divert attention, should resign': Nirbhaya's mother on RG Kar rape-murder

Aug 18, 2024, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi: Asha Devi, the mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya, has called for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she “failed” to handle the situation following mass protests triggered by the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata

Kolkata Police summons TMC MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray after his 'sniffer dog' claim in RG Kar rape-murder case

Aug 18, 2024, at 07:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police Sunday summoned Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray for allegedly spreading misinformation about the details surrounding the brutal rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The summons comes hours after the TMC leader raised serious questions about the conduct of the investigation by the Kolkata Police.

Kolkata Police summons BJP's Locket Chatterjee, 2 doctors over 'fake news' in RG Kar rape-murder case

Aug 18, 2024, at 06:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has summoned actor-turned-BJP leader Locket Chatterjee and two doctors- Kunal Sarkar and  Subarno Goswami - for allegedly spreading misinformation surrounding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Send reports every 2 hours: Centre to states amid protests over Kolkata rape-murder

Aug 18, 2024, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid nationwide protests and outrage over a trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata's RG Kar College and Hospital during her night duty hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all states to submit reports on law and order situation every two hours.

Kolkata Police imposes prohibitory order in and around RG Kar Hospital for next 7 days

Aug 18, 2024, at 07:50 am

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday issued a prohibitory order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for a period of seven days in and around RG Kar Hospital due to ongoing protests over the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor.

RG Kar rape-murder: Amid CBI probe, Kolkata Police shares its factcheck on fracture, 150 mg semen and other claims

Aug 17, 2024, at 08:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has come out with a list of fact checks after several information, which the administration claims to be fake, have started trending on social media related to the rape and murder of 31-year-old post graduate medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.

'Assessment failure': Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal on RG Kar Hospital vandalism

Aug 17, 2024, at 02:57 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the Calcutta High Court slammed the West Bengal government and the police over the vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has admitted that there was an "assessment failure".

RG Kar crime scene not compromised during mob rampage last night, don't spread rumours: Kolkata Police

Aug 16, 2024, at 04:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The crime scene in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week, was not compromised during last night's mob violence, the city police have said. 

'Shaken, head hung in shame over what happened in West Bengal': Bengali diaspora in Canada demand justice for RG Kar victim

Aug 15, 2024, at 11:55 pm

Toronto/Canada: Amid widespread outrage over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, calls for justice have also emerged from as far as Toronto, Canada.

9 arrested in Kolkata’s RG Kar vandalism during protests over trainee doctor's rape and murder

Aug 15, 2024, at 10:35 pm

Kolkata: Nine people were arrested after a mob vandalized Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital early Thursday morning during a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the premises last Friday, media reports said.

Victim's spectacles shattered, glass pierced into eyes: Autopsy report of Kolkata junior doctor

Aug 13, 2024, at 06:25 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In more chilling details in the rape and murder of the trainee female doctor in Kolkata, the post-mortem report indicates that the accused had hit her so hard that the glasses of her spectacles shattered with shards piercing her eyes, media reports said.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Accused Sanjoy Roy said 'Hang me if you want' without remorse on being arrested

Aug 13, 2024, at 03:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Sanjoy Roy, the accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old female junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was not a hospital employee, but had frequent access to all buildings on the campus.

Semi-nude body of junior lady doctor with injury marks found at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital

Aug 10, 2024, at 06:19 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A semi-nude body of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital has triggered outrage in the city with many suspecting it to be an incident of rape and murder inside a government hospital. 

Kolkata Police imposes Section 144 for 60 days to avoid 'violent demonstrations'

May 25, 2024, at 04:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Friday announced the imposition of Section 144 preventing the assembly of five or more people in the city for 60 days starting from May 28 to avoid "violent demonstrations".

Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim was honey-trapped; killers were paid Rs. 5 cr for his gory murder: Cops

May 25, 2024, at 07:04 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bangladesh's ruling party Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who came to Kolkata for medical treatment and was murdered on the outskirts of the city, was 'honey-trapped' by his killers, police investigation has revealed.

Kolkata Police demands Mamata Banerjee meme creator's identity, warns of legal action otherwise

May 07, 2024, at 06:33 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police has taken a stern note over a meme on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded that the makers reveal their names and addresses.

Kolkata: Bomb threat emails received by several schools are a 'hoax', say police

Apr 09, 2024, at 04:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The bomb threat emails received by several schools in Kolkata were a "hoax", said the Kolkata Police on Tuesday.

ISF holds protest rally over arrest of party's lone MLA Naushad Siddique

Feb 28, 2024, at 03:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters Tuesday took out a rally in the city and its outskirts to protest against the arrest of the party Chairman and lone legislator Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddique on his way to conflict-hit Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.

Calcutta HC tells Kolkata Police not to take any action against Bengal BJP MLAs

Dec 05, 2023, at 08:45 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court has granted protection to a section of BJP legislators against any action, like arrest or any coercive move, after the Kolkata Police filed FIRs against the lawmakers for alleged dishonour of the National Anthem in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Court sources said on Tuesday.