SC orders CBI report on Kolkata Rape case

| Updated: 20 August, 2024 2:40 pm IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to submit a progress report on the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case by Thursday. The bench, comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, also instructed the West Bengal government to file a report by August 22 regarding the investigation into the vandalism that followed the crime.

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The court expressed strong displeasure at the state’s failure to prevent a large mob from vandalizing the hospital’s emergency ward and other areas on August 15. Despite the chaos, the state did not deploy adequate security to maintain law and order or protect the crime scene, prompting the Indian Medical Association to call for a nationwide withdrawal of emergency services.

The court will revisit the matter on August 22 to review the state’s inaction and the progress of the investigations.

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Taking suo motu cognizance of the brutal rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, the Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, questioned the West Bengal government’s handling of the situation. The CJI further ordered that the CISF will now provide security at the hospital, citing the failure of the police to do so effectively.

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