Kolkata HC orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the brutal rape and killing of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital last Friday, PTI reported. The CBI probe order comes after the high court questioned the West Bengal government as to why a murder case was not registered at the outset and an unnatural death case was initiated. The high court observed that Dr Sandip Ghosh, the then principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital should have been the first person to be questioned in connection with the case.
As far as CBI probe is concerned, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had said on Monday that she will recommend a CBI probe if the police fail to solve the case by Sunday. The students have also demanded that the post-mortem examination report of the victim and footage of the CCTV installed near the seminar hall from where the body was found be made public. The protesting doctors had questioned the CM's seven-day deadline for the police. “Why is the investigation delayed till Sunday? We are not happy with the probe. Our demands are clear. We want a judicial inquiry into the matter and capital punishment for the culprits. #kolkatarapecase #kolkatanews #cbi #highcourt