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 7:00 AM IST

  • Kolkata Doctors Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Courts Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident

    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...

    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 12:42 PM IST

      SG: (reads) a UD case has been registered - earlier was GDE, this UD was 23:30 and FIR at 23:45 Pm, that is how the chronology is

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:41 PM IST

      CJI: in fact it also matches with the FIR

      SG: lordships have 10:10? this is GDE (General Diary Entry) 

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:40 PM IST

      CJI: we have seen the CD, we can form the view of the moments of the police officers, what time was PMR etc and finally the UD registered at 11:30 PM

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:34 PM IST

      Sibal: original CD (Case Diary) was handed over to the CBI at the HC, as soon as the transfer order came

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:34 PM IST

      Sibal: there is something else we wish to point out, we are just checking that to demonstrate my lords

      Sibal: the seizure list also has UD case (Unnatural Death), inquest has it too, PMR (Post Mortem Report), all these documents have it ....all is before 11 Pm, how can anyone then contend, the inquest is at 4:40 Pm

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:28 PM IST

      Sibal: they are part of the case diary, but they are not producing it, I am sorry to say there is an impression they (Union) is trying to create

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:28 PM IST

      Sibal refers to the Magistrates Order : it mentions the case number

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:27 PM IST

      J Pardiwala: they will have to look into this (CBI)

      SG request for the copy referred to 

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:26 PM IST

      Sibal : your lordships suspicion is right, now we will read page 8 (inquest report)

      Sibal : report is signed by the judicial magistrate, these cannot be inserted

    • 22 Aug 2024 12:22 PM IST

      J Pardiwala: what is this circled thing? why has he mentioned 23:30 hours?

      Sibal: he reached then to the station

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