
Kolkata rape and murder accused Sanjoy Roy sent to judicial custody till September 6
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Sanjoy Roy, prime accused in doctor's rape and murder, sent to judicial custody until September 6 by Kolkata Police.
Prime accused in the rape and murder of a doctor of R.G. Kar MCH, Sanjoy Roy was sent to judicial custody till September 6 on Friday (August 23, 2024).
Mr. Roy, a civic police volunteer, was arrested by Kolkata Police on August 10, a day after the crime.
The CBI has received consent from a court in Kolkata to conduct a polygraph test of the accused Sanjoy Roy. The application to conduct a polygraph test was made before the court on Thursday (August 22, 2024).
West Bengal Health Secretary N.S. Nigam on Friday appealed to resident doctors protesting over the incident to resume services. Mr. Nigam said that health services are seriously affected because of ceased work of resident doctors.
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The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the CBI to probe financial irregularities at R.G. Kar MCH involving former principal Sandip Kumar Ghosh.
The incident has invoked fear among students and doctors with post-graduate trainees questioning the safety and security on the hospital premises and alleging the lack of a separate room for women doctors who work at night. Junior doctors, members of the hospital’s Resident Doctors Association and supporters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party have protested against the death of the student.

After being repeatedly disrupted for three consecutive days over issues ranging from the Governor’s address and alleged disrespect to the national anthem to demands for the resignation of the Excise Minister, among others, normalcy finally returned to the Legislative Council on Friday, with proceedings commencing.












