“The case has been handed over to the CBI, which shows that the West Bengal police was trying to suppress it. The CM (Mamta Bannerjee) is protesting against the arrest of the accused. She (Mamata Banerjee) is the Chief Minister, Health Minister and Home Minister, the question is who is she protesting against?… I am sure the West Bengal police is trying to suppress it. CBI “The accused will be caught and will be given the most severe punishment…” Khandelwal told ANI.
Meanwhile, students and junior doctors continue to protest against the incident amid rain that lashed parts of Kolkata city on Sunday morning.
The rape of a medical intern has shocked the entire country.
Doctors have staged protests in many states across the country including Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai.
On Saturday, doctors at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh took out a candle-lit march, raising slogans and placards demanding strict action against the culprits. Earlier on Saturday, following the Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) call for a nationwide strike over the incident, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi took out a protest march on the campus, holding placards and raising slogans like “We want justice.” The case has been transferred to the state police’s Central Bureau of Investigation following an order by the Calcutta High Court.
Earlier, on August 9, a female postgraduate doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, triggering nationwide strikes and protests by the medical community.
On August 14, the protest site and the RG Kar Hospital campus were vandalised by a mob, prompting security personnel to disperse the crowd.
Amid the ongoing protests, the Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days, starting from August 18.
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