{
  "id": 403589,
  "title": "RG Kar Doctor Rape-Murder Case: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Announces Fresh Probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/rg-kar-doctor-rape-murder-case-west-bengal-cm-suvendu-adhikari",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T17:55:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rg-kar-doctor-rape-murder-case-west-bengal-cm-suvendu-adhikari-announces-fresh-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced a new investigation into the 2024 rape and murder of a doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The move came after the doctor's mother, Ratna Debnath, a BJP MLA, requested a fresh probe. Adhikari stated that the government acted upon her request and ordered the investigation under the Special Commission Act, 1952. He accused the police of failing to fulfill their duty in the case and directed a separate inquiry into lapses in the victim's cremation, vowing immediate action against those responsible. In response to the tragedy, two minutes of silence were observed at government hospitals across West Bengal, marking the second anniversary of the victim's death.",
  "summary": "West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a fresh probe into the 2024 rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a case that had sparked widespread outrage across the country. Adhikari said the government decided to order the fresh investigation following a request from the doctor's mother, Ratna Debnath, who is now a BJP MLA.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}