Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Bengal govt accepts list of students' demands, cancels Sandip Ghosh's appointment
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Wednesday introduced changes in the top administrative posts of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where junior doctors are on ceasework protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate medical student.
As demanded by the students, Professor Dr. Suhrita Paul has been replaced as the RG Kar principal with Dr. Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay.
Dr. Paul took charge after Dr. Sandip Ghosh stepped down following protests from the students.
Dr. Paul has been appointed the Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital principal, the post which was held by Dr. Bandyopadhyay.
RG Kar Medical College and Hospital medical superintendent Professor Dr. Bulbul Mukhopadhyay has been removed. Professor Dr. Saptarshi Chatterjee has been appointed to the post.
The government has removed Professor Dr. Arunava Dutta Chaudhuri as the head of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's Chest Medicine Department, where the victim was a trainee.
The rejig came a day after the junior doctors marched to the Swasthya Bhawan, the head office of the state health department, and made the demands.
The state government has also cancelled the appointment of Dr. Sandip Ghosh as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College, where he was controversially posted hours after his resignation from the same post of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered at the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which is located in North Kolkata's Belgachia area.
One person, a civic volunteer, has been arrested in connection with the case but protesting students as well as the victim's parents suspect more people are involved in the case.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ghosh was on Thursday summoned for the seventh consecutive day after the Central Bureau of Investigation took charge of the case.
As per the Supreme Court order, CISF has been posted at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which was vandalised in the intervening night of August 14 and 15.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Shashi Tharoor backs Digvijaya Singh’s call for Congress reforms amid RSS row
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday backed senior party leader Digvijaya Singh’s call for organisational reforms within the Congress, saying the party needs to be strengthened, even as Singh’s recent remarks triggered a controversy over his apparent praise for the BJP and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Digvijaya Singh’s Godse remark rekindles Congress reform vs unity debate
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s recent remarks, perceived by many as appreciative of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have once again exposed fault lines within the Congress, triggering a fresh internal debate over leadership, ideology, and unity.
'Nothing will happen to me,' Madhya Pradesh BJP councillor’s husband accused of rape, blackmail
A woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district has accused the husband of a BJP councillor of raping her at knifepoint, recording the assault, and later using the video to threaten and sexually exploit her repeatedly.
Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US despite American immigration crackdown
Despite a widely publicised immigration crackdown in the United States, Saudi Arabia has deported significantly more Indian nationals than the US over the past five years, according to data shared by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Latest News
Brigitte Bardot, face of French cinema and a defiant global icon, dies at 91
Bangladesh: Police claim Hadi’s killer fled to India
Candle march demands justice for Tripura student killed in Dehradun, leaders slam 'racial attack'
Indian-origin man’s death sparks Musk’s scathing attack on Canada’s health system
