Junior doctors protest against rape and murder of woman doctor in Kolkata.Image credit source: PTI
Following the Calcutta High Court’s order, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started an investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in a government hospital in West Bengal. The CBI team has reached Kolkata today. The CBI has taken Sanjay Roy, the accused arrested in the case, to Kolkata’s Command Hospital for medical examination.
Earlier, the Kolkata Police handed over Sanjay Roy, who was arrested in the case, to the CBI at the CGO complex after undergoing a medical test at the government-run SSKM Hospital. Two CBI investigating officers reached Tala Police Station yesterday evening Tuesday and took all the documents related to the investigation from the Kolkata Police.
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# Look RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Accused Sanjay Roy was brought by the CBI to Kolkata’s Command Hospital for a medical checkup.
Following the order of the Calcutta High Court, the CBI has taken over the case and sent a special medical and forensic team. pic.twitter.com/GJkR22AWaO
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Experts in forensic matters are also in the team
Following the order, the CBI took over the case and sent a special medical and forensic team from Delhi to Kolkata. Officials associated with the agency said that a team of senior officials arrived on Wednesday morning and started investigating the horrific incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Officials said that experts in health and forensic matters have also been included in this special CBI team. The CBI team will visit the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. This is the same hall where the body of a trainee doctor was found last week on August 9.
CBI formed 3 teams for investigation
An official of the investigating agency told news agency PTI that three teams of CBI officials have been formed to probe the case. In which one group will visit RG Car Hospital. He will also speak to witnesses and doctors on duty that night.
While another group will take the arrested volunteer to the local court after medical examination and file an application regarding his custody, the third group will coordinate with the investigating Kolkata police officers and get the information of the investigation so far.
FIR in Delhi under BNS
Earlier on Tuesday, the Kolkata High Court had taken a major decision and asked to transfer the case from the Kolkata Police to the Central Investigation Agency for investigation. A source associated with the CBI informed that the agency has registered an FIR in the case of rape and murder of the doctor under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) in New Delhi.
Regarding the FIR, the source said, “Today our investigating officer will seek the phone details of the victim doctor and those on duty that day. Also he can lodge an FIR in the local court.
