Calcutta High Court to Hear Parents' Plea for New Investigation in R.G. Kar Case
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Kolkata, Dec 19 (NationPress) The parents of the victim, dissatisfied with the current investigation handled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the heinous rape and murder of a junior doctor from R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August, filed a petition with the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, urging the court to direct a new investigation into the case.
The victim's parents expressed their lack of confidence in the existing investigation by the central agency, leading them to seek a comprehensive inquiry from the beginning.
They presented their petition to the single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, who has accepted the petition, with hearings expected to commence next week.
The parents argue that, with the trial already underway and witness statements being recorded, immediate intervention from the Calcutta High Court is crucial to prevent the investigation from heading in the wrong direction.
Last week, a special court in Kolkata granted “default bail” to two suspects accused of evidence tampering, as the CBI failed to file a supplementary charge sheet within the required 90 days following their arrest. This has led both the victim's family and representatives from the state's medical community to accuse the CBI of severe incompetence.
The two accused include the former principal of R.G. Kar, Sandip Ghosh, and former SHO of Tala Police Station, Abhijit Mondal. Ghosh remains incarcerated due to a separate ongoing investigation by the CBI regarding financial misconduct at R.G. Kar, while Mondal has been released on bail.
The CBI has only submitted one charge sheet so far, naming civic volunteer Sanjay Roy as the “sole prime accused” in the rape and murder.
Recently, the victim's parents have also appointed a new attorney to represent them at the Supreme Court of India.
The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, an organization representing junior doctors in the state, has threatened to resume protests, which they had previously suspended for the greater public interest.
