RG Kar rape-murder case: CM Suvendu Adhikari orders fresh probe after Ratna Debnath's request
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said the decision was taken following a request from the victim’s mother Ratna Debnath, who is currently a BJP MLA. He alleged that the police had failed to discharge their responsibilities properly in connection with the case.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Sunday that West Bengal's government will launch a fresh investigation into the 2024 rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. This decision came after the victim's mother, Ratna Debnath, who is now a BJP MLA, requested the probe. Adhikari alleged that the police were negligent in handling the case and ordered a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities surrounding the victim's cremation.
Government hospitals observed a two-minute silence to remember the on-duty doctor, and her mother planted a sapling at a memorial program marking the second anniversary of her death.
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