On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor on August 9.
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team has arrived in Kolkata to take over the investigation of the rape and murder case of a female trainee doctor at a state-run medical college in West Bengal’s Kolkata, as ordered by the Calcutta High Court.
The CBI has also arrived with a specialised medical and forensic team from Delhi.
#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case | CBI team from Delhi arrives in Kolkata, West Bengal for investigation into the case, following Calcutta High Court order.
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#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case | CBI team from Delhi reaches Officers’ Institute for BSF-South Bengal Frontier at New Town Rajarhat in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Following Calcutta High Court order, the CBI has taken over the case and has sent a… pic.twitter.com/DkdMvXXlVq
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2024
Calcutta HC Gives Order For A CBI Investigation Into The Case
On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor on August 9.
The Court asked the Kolkata Police to hand over all documents to the CBI immediately.
The doctors and medical students held a protest at AIIMS Delhi after the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) called for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services from Tuesday in solidarity against the sexual assault and murder of a woman doctor.