Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Court's Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident

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22 Aug 2024 1:30 AM GMT

  • Kolkata Doctors Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Courts Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident
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    The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM its suo motu case taken over the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital at Kolkata.

    The Court has asked a status report from the CBI on the investigation.

    The West Bengal police also have been asked to give a report on the probe against vandalism at the hospital.

    During the previous hearing, the Court had questioned the West Bengal Government and the police over several lapses in the handling of the case and also in dealing with the vandalism of the hospital during a protest march on August 14.

    The Court directed the CISF to provide security to the RG Kar Medical College Hospital and hostel.

    The Court also formed a National Task Force to deal with systemic issues regarding the lack of safe conditions of work for medical professionals.

    A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter.

    Follow this page for live updates.


    Live Updates

    • 22 Aug 2024 8:55 AM GMT

      Sibal: we have followed the guidelines to the T, Regulation of 68 mylords

      Sibal: we followed the regulations to the T

      CJI: but that doesnt justify the registration of the FIR at 11:30 Pm, body was recovered at 9:30

    • 22 Aug 2024 8:55 AM GMT

      Sibal : would mylords allow us to 'airdrop' the material?

      CJI: alright 

    • 22 Aug 2024 8:55 AM GMT

      Court re-assembles

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:26 AM GMT

      Court breaks for lunch

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:25 AM GMT

      CJI: we have the actual autopsy report before us and we know what the 150 gm refers to

      Counsel raises that CISF is not yet deployed

      SG: Police says the CISF should be in the hospital, we feel it should be there at the hostel 

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:23 AM GMT

      Counsel interjects to claim that the post mortem referred to 150 gms of semen,

      CJI; don't use social media to make argument, we have the PMR before us, don't read what is there on the social media

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:21 AM GMT

      CJI: it appears then, that at the time of PMR conducted, UD 861 was already done ....why did the IO then say after I reached the police station at night and recorded?

      Sibal: he reached the station after the investigation 

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:19 AM GMT

      CJI: if the report indicates that after the return to police station was recorded , after the dead body given to mother .........if police say GD 861 was recorded at night, how does the inquest report refer to the UD earlier than that?

      SG: state says father didnot permit registration of FIR

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:16 AM GMT

      CJI: (reads) after PMR, and inquest, the body is handed over to mother, after return to the police station a UD case is registered, all police superiors were informed....it appears that initial report of UD was received and registered at 10:10 AM, after they recieved they return to police station at night FIR recorded at 11:30 night

    • 22 Aug 2024 7:14 AM GMT

      SG: a girl has been raped in most inhuman and undignified manner

      J Manoj: GDE is kept at station, CD carried to the spot, the inquest report states that the UD was registered at 9.8.24 at 10:30 hours

      Sibal: thats correct

      J Misra: the CD carries the steps of the police officials

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