Supreme Court Kolkata Rape Case Hearing: The Supreme Court heard the Kolkata rape-murder case on Tuesday (August 20). The apex court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter. During the hearing, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud asked sharp questions to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government. The Chief Justice asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of the state government, what was the police doing when RG Kar was vandalizing the Medical College and Hospital. In such a situation, let us know the important points related to the hearing held in the Supreme Court.
- The Chief Justice said that the Kolkata rape-murder case is a serious matter because it is also related to the safety of health workers. He said that after learning about the crime committed against the female doctor, the former principal of the medical college, Dr. Sandeep Ghosh, called it a suicide. The FIR has also been lodged late.
- The Supreme Court asked whether the FIR mentioned the murder of the victim. The biggest question is where was the principal when this incident happened, what was he doing. The FIR was filed in the evening and it was called a suicide. However, state government lawyer Kapil Sibal denied this.
- Regarding the vandalism that took place in the medical college on August 14, the Supreme Court said that what was the police doing when this incident was happening? The job of the police is to protect the crime scene. The issue of giving a job to Dr. Sandeep Ghosh at another place also came up. The court has also sought a status report from the CBI, which is investigating the case.
- During the hearing, the Supreme Court said that it is appointing a National Task Force. Its job is to study the safety of doctors in hospitals across the country and make suggestions. The court also mentioned that there is no place for doctors to rest in hospitals.
- The country’s top court appealed to doctors across the country that the whole country is concerned about your safety. Trusting the court, doctors should return to work. Patients are suffering a lot. They get appointments after a long wait, which are now getting cancelled.
- Chief Justice Chandrachud said that the victim’s family got her body at 8.30 pm, while the FIR was lodged at 11.45 pm. The FIR was lodged on the complaint of the father. What was the hospital doing during this time? The victim died between 3 am and 5 am on August 9.
- The Supreme Court said that it will pass orders on this matter, but for now force should not be used on the protesters. Action should also not be taken against those who criticize in the media. Kolkata Police has sent notices to many people who gave information about the incident on social media.
- The Chief Justice said that the victim’s details were leaked in the media, her privacy was not taken care of. The High Court has handed over the investigation to the CBI considering the seriousness of the case. A National Task Force is being formed, which will have 10 members.
- The Supreme Court has asked the Bengal government to submit a report on the vandalism incident at RG Kar Medical College by August 22. The next hearing on this matter will be held on August 22. The task force will have to submit the final report in two months.
