Kolkata RG Kar Hospital Rape and Murder: Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case in which a 31-year-old resident doctor was found dead at the State-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.

The matter will be taken up on Tuesday, August 20, by a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

Notably, the Calcutta High Court is already seized of the matter. It had on Friday grilled the State on whether there was any urgency for renovation near the crime scene.

A Bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya asked the West Bengal government to submit a reply to allegations that the renovation work was carried out to "wipe out" evidence.

The case involves a junior doctor found dead at a seminar hall of the college, and has sparked nationwide outrage and protests.

The Calcutta High Court already transferred the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A letter petition had earlier been filed by Dr Monica Singh of the Army College of Dental Sciences at Secunderabad in this regard before the apex court.

Filed through Advocate Satyam Singh, it sought urgent intervention following the series of alarming incidents involving attacks on medical professionals.

Apart from a thorough independent probe into the matter, it also sought the deployment of central forces at the RG Kar College as well compensation for the deceased's kin.

Guidelines for enhancing security measures at medical institutions and a committee to oversee the same was also sought.

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