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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Senior doctors march to police HQ after notice over social media posts

  August 19, 2024 16:34 IST

  Massive peaceful protests have broken out on the streets of various parts of the country. OPD services were suspended all over the nation in protest, however, Emergency services remained operational.

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  Pregnant elephant dies after being set ablaze by locals in Bengal's Jhargram, video sparks outrage

  August 19, 2024 16:34 IST

  Another video showed a group of people holding burning rods and setting the elephant on fire. The viral video has sparked a huge uproar on social media with the netizens calling the incident ‘inhuman’.

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  ‘Shoot Mamata Banerjee like Indira Gandhi’: Student arrested in Kolkata for post on Bengal CM

  August 19, 2024 13:27 IST

  Kolkata Police accused the student of allegedly revealing the identity and photo of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and killed on August 9 at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: Sanjay Roy likely sole accused, no other's involvement found, say sources

  August 19, 2024 11:12 IST

  Sanjay Roy was arrested after he was spotted on the CCTV camera near the seminar hall during the time of the crime. He confessed his crime to Kolkata Police, but the CBI has doubts about his statements.

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  Kolkata's SSKM hospital vandalised by family after patient dies in trauma care unit

  August 18, 2024 22:31 IST

  The latest incident comes as Kolkata remains on the edge with the ongoing outrage over the rape and murder case of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in the city.

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  West Bengal: Six dead after SUV crashes into truck in Malda

  August 18, 2024 14:11 IST

  A few locals came forward to victims after the fatal road accident. They called the police seeing several people trapped in the damaged vehicle. They took them to a nearby hospital.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: TMC MP summoned after his demand of Commissioner's interrogation

  August 18, 2024 14:11 IST

  TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray had raised questions over the conduct of the Kolkata Police Commissioner and demanded his custodial investigation along with the ex-Principal of former Principal of RG Kar Medical College.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI conducts psychological test on main accused Sanjay Roy

  August 18, 2024 12:24 IST

  The test is being conducted with the help of a team of five experts from CBI's CFSL wing.

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  Public gatherings banned outside RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata for 7 days: Check restrictions

  August 18, 2024 11:16 IST

  Issuing the ban under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 144 of CrPC), Kolkata Executive Magistrate and Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal restricted protests and large gatherings around the hospital where the 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered.

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  Kolkata football match cancelled as spectators likely to show placards against CM Mamata, claims BJP

  August 18, 2024 11:16 IST

  West Bengal BJP leader Amit Malviya accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of canceling the highly anticipated East Bengal vs. Mohun Bagan football match out of fear of protests. He criticized the state for citing security concerns as the reason for the cancellation.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Bengal govt to launch 'Rattirer Shaathi' programme for women safety

  August 17, 2024 19:38 IST

  Doctors across the country are protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The West Bengal government is planning to launch a programme for the safety of women at workplace at night.

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  West Bengal government cancels transfer of 43 doctors amid Kolkata rape-murder protest

  August 17, 2024 20:02 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Trinamool Congress leaders including the Minister of State for Health Department Chandrima Bhattacharya refused to give comments on the transfer of the doctors.

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  Kolkata doctor rape and murder: 30 arrested for vandalism at RG Kar hospital

  August 17, 2024 17:18 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  From RG Kar hospital murder-rape to Park Street rape case: A look at crime against women in Bengal

  August 17, 2024 13:06 IST

  The Opposition has often targeted the Trinamool Congress government over the 'security of women' in the state in the last 13 years of the Mamata Banerjee government.

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  West Bengal police's post on cop's injury faces backlash: 'Why resort to playing the victim?'

  August 17, 2024 10:03 IST

  While one user on social media accused the Bengal Police of playing the victim card, several said it was police's responsibility to ensure safety for all.

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  NCW inquiry highlights major lapses in Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape-murder case

  August 17, 2024 9:42 IST

  The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty on August 9, sparking widespread protests and unrest across the medical fraternity. The NCW, taking suo moto cognizance, initiated an inquiry and has called for immediate corrective measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

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  Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata takes out protest march, says 'Left-BJP nexus should be exposed'

  August 16, 2024 17:44 IST

  The CBI took over the investigation of the Kolkata rape-murder case from the local police and started its probe. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee carried out a protest march in Kolkata today against the rape and murder of the woman doctor at a hospital in the city.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: CBI detains former principal of RG Kar Medical Hospital for questioning

  August 16, 2024 17:02 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week. The protests were also marked by violence in some areas.

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  'Absolute failure of state machinery': Calcutta HC rebukes Bengal govt over hospital mob attack

  August 16, 2024 12:38 IST

  The Calcutta High Court issued a scathing rebuke to the Bengal government following a mob attack at a hospital. The court described the incident as an "absolute failure of state machinery," expressing grave concerns over the government's handling of law and order.

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  West Bengal bandh: Candle light march planned, CBI to grill 4 doctors of RG Kar Medical College

  August 16, 2024 11:25 IST

  News agency ANI reported citing CBI sources that 4 doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been summoned by CBI Special Crime Branch in CGO complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata and the probe agency will interrogate these PGT (PG trainees) regarding what happened in the night of the incident.

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  Kolkata rape and murder: 24 arrested for mob violence during protests at RG Kar Medical College

  August 16, 2024 14:51 IST

  Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Police release photos of miscreants behind vandalism at RG Kar hospital

  August 18, 2024 15:32 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  RG Kar Hospital's new Principal Suhrita Pal loses cool, says, 'Don't expect anything from me'

  August 15, 2024 21:29 IST

  Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Kolkata Police clarified that the crime scene of the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College in the city had not been disturbed during the mob vandalism that broke out late on the night of August 14.

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  Mamata Banerjee on Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: 'A very big crime, accused should be hanged'

  August 15, 2024 20:46 IST

  Thousands of women from all walks of life hit the streets across West Bengal, protesting the horrific rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week. The protests were also marked by violence in some areas.

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  Kolkata rape and murder: 9 arrested for mob violence during protests at RG Kar Medical College

  August 15, 2024 15:02 IST

  Kolkata rape and murder: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a part of the hospital where a woman doctor was found dead allegedly after being raped last week.

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  Bengal Governor visits RG Kar hospital, 'assures justice' to agitating junior doctors

  August 15, 2024 14:52 IST

  A police vehicle and a few two-wheelers at the spot were also damaged in the incident, they said. Some police officers were injured in the violence, an officer said.

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  Pay my deepest respect to freedom fighters for their selfless love for motherland: Mamata Banerjee

  August 15, 2024 13:45 IST

  On the 78th Independence Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hoisted the national flag at Red Road, Kolkata, and honoured, four IPS officers for their outstanding services to the nation.

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  Kolkata hospital vandalised, police blame media for fueling mistrust after mob disrupts protest

  August 15, 2024 7:42 IST

  Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal criticized the media for running a "malicious campaign" that he claims has led to a loss of public trust in the police.