"Principal Should Have...": Top Court's Fresh Fire In Kolkata Rape-Murder
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CBI and Kolkata Police submitted status reports; the CBI on the probe into doctor's rape and murder, and city police on investigation into mob attack at the hospital
The Supreme Court today said the delay in filing the FIR in the Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case cannot be justified and again questioned the role of Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, who has come under the lens in the aftermath of the incident.
Responding to West Bengal government counsel Kapil Sibal's submission that Kolkata Police followed the procedure to a tee, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said, "Procedure is a separate issue, but the point remains. What is the reason the FIR is lodged almost 14 hours after the discovery of the (body). The most important thing is that the principal of the college should have come straightaway to the college and directed the filing of the FIR. Who was he in touch with?"
"The moment he tenders the resignation, he is appointed as principal of another college" the Chief Justice asked. Mr Sibal said the state will respond to this matter separately.
