'Abhaya Di was one of the best seniors we could have.' 'She secured a seat in chest medicine which is huge in India, where only 10-20 seats are available for the general category.' 'Such a talent was destroyed ruthlessly.'
Three persons were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the 'gang rape' of a student of a private medical college in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said.
The West Bengal Police on Tuesday afternoon reconstructed the crime scene with the five accused and the friend of the Durgapur gangrape victim, as part of the investigation, a senior officer said.
'The police could not save my daughter or bring her justice, but they didn't think twice about beating up women and elderly persons.'
Parents of the RG Medical College rape victim met CBI Director Praveen Sood to express their dissatisfaction with the agency's probe. They believe more than one person was involved in the rape and murder of their daughter and allege a cover-up. The CBI has challenged the life imprisonment sentence given to the convicted, seeking the death penalty.
A year after a young woman doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata, her parents express their disappointment with the investigation and their continued pursuit of justice.
A year after the RG Kar rape-murder Swarupa Dutt/Rediff look at the city where it happened, Kolkata -- its study in dichotomy, at once the self-proclaimed cultural capital of India as also a petri dish for a peculiar rage that breeds crimes against women.
Claiming that the investigation was done half-heartedly and several other culprits involved in the crime were shielded, they said they would move to the higher court seeking justice.
Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar awarded double life sentence to Father Thomas Kottoor and imposed a fine of Rs 6.5 lakh. Whereas the other accused in the case, Sister Sephy, was sentenced to life and a fine of Rs 5.5 lakh was slapped on her.
Maintaining that other persons were also involved in the crime, the parents of the victim have said that they expect that they will also be arrested and tried before the court.
Two months after a junior doctor was brutally raped and killed, the doctors' protest in Kolkata rages on.
A Kolkata court has sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court rejected the prosecution's plea for the death penalty, stating that the case does not meet the criteria for being classified as "rarest of the rare." The judge emphasized that the measure of a civilised society lies in its capacity for reform and rehabilitation, not revenge.
Sanjoy Roy, the accused in the rape and murder of a doctor at R G Kar hospital in Kolkata, was sentenced to life imprisonment till death on Monday. His mother, Malati Roy, who had previously expressed support for the punishment, shut herself in her home and refused to speak to reporters. Neighbors and family members of Roy have questioned whether he acted alone in the crime, suggesting others may have been involved.
The protesting doctors said they would not work in the Outpatient Department but would partially work in emergency and essential services.
'When we get justice we will stop the protest.'
The West Bengal government has sought permission from the Calcutta High Court to appeal against the Sealdah court order that sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment until death in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case. The state government is seeking the death penalty for Roy, the sole convict in the case, and has expressed dissatisfaction with the Sealdah court's verdict, which did not consider the crime "rarest of the rare." The court also ordered Roy to pay a Rs 50,000 fine and directed the state government to pay compensation of Rs 17 lakh to the family of the deceased doctor.
The parents of a doctor who was raped and murdered at state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata four months ago expressed unhappiness over the opposition BJP's role in demanding justice for their daughter. They said they would hit the street over the issue, feeling that the incident has been forgotten by the principal opposition party of West Bengal. They criticized the reinstatement of some of the junior doctors accused of patronizing a threat culture in state medical colleges, raising doubts about the intent to bring to book those responsible. The parents have been vocal in their demand for justice and have opened a Facebook account and posted videos urging people to stand with them. The case is currently being investigated by the CBI.
'Justice may or may not happen, but who are those people who did this to her?' 'If the hospital authorities had helped us that day, or the police, then the real culprits would have been caught.' 'Getting justice for my daughter is my goal now and I want the CM to remember that.'
Sixteen years after a teenage nun's mysterious death made the headlines in Kerala, the Central Bureau of Investigation has charged two priests and a nun with the crime.
A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, 162 days after the crime that sparked nationwide outrage and led to prolonged protests.
His family alleged that he died there due to the negligence of a senior physician who despite being on duty was late in attending him.
People from all walks of life -- former students of several educational institutions, clay modellers, rickshaw pullers and junior doctors -- separately hit the streets of Kolkata on Sunday in continued protest over the rape and murder of a medic in a state-run hospital a month ago.
'Sanjay Roy is not alone.' 'If he's kept alive, maybe we will know what happened.' 'Why was he in the chest medicine department that night when he never went there earlier?' 'Nobody will parade in front of a CCTV camera and then go and murder someone.' 'There are several people who are involved in this heinous crime. They have to be identified and punished.'
The CBI on Wednesday arrested two priests in the Sister Abhaya case.
The Kerala high court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct further investigation into the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992 in Kottayam, in respect of certain material objects omitted earlier and to file report in three months.
A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation questioned former assistant director of Forensic Science Laboratory, Dr S Malini, who conducted the narco-analysis on the Fr Jose Puthrakoil, Fr Thomas Kuttoor and Sr Sephy in connection with the Sister Abhaya murder case.
There is something strange about the Sister Abhaya case. Most officers associated with the case have had a strange turn of events in their lives. The recent ouster of Dr S Malini of the Bangalore Forensic Sciences Laboratory is just another incident.
The Sister Abhaya case which has been an epicentre of controversy since day one has taken yet another interesting turn with the Central Bureau of Investigation submitting to the court that the narco-analysis CDs of the accused persons was not tampered with.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Kerala government on a petition challenging a high court order directing a high-level inquiry against a person who had filed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the murder of Sister Abhaya.
A local court on Tuesday directed the police to frame charges against two women employees of a government chemical lab in Thiruvananthapuram for tampering with test reports relating to the Sister Abhaya murder case.
Father Thomas Kottur, Father Jose Puthrikayil and Sister Sephi were directed by Justice K Hema to furnish a bail bond of one lakh rupees each and two solvent sureties for the same amount.The accused have been asked not to make or receive any telephone calls. If calls are made or received, their bail would be cancelled, the court held.
Ending the logjam persisting for 42 days in the wake of the rape and murder of a young doctor at RG Kar hospital, the agitating medics withdrew the 'cease work' after holding a march to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Salt Lake in Kolkata from the state health department's headquarters, where they had been demonstrating for over a week.
The anger and the anguish are on the rise. News of a botched-up post mortem, tampering of evidence, a hurried cremation has gone global, reports Payal Singh Mohanka from London.
Sister Sephy, the nun accused in the Sister Abhaya murder case, plans to move the Supreme Court against the virginity test done on her and the 'vulgar' language allegedly used by the Central Bureau of Investigation in its chargesheet against her, according to Church sources.
The nun, who is one of the accused in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case in a Kerala convent, on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking action against officials of the Central Bureau of Investigations who forced her to undergo virginity test last year.
Sister Sephy, an accused in the Abhaya murder case, today filed a petition in a local court seeking a probe into the alleged leakage of CDs of the narco-tests conducted on her.
Sircar, a retired IAS officer, claimed that corruption by a section of leaders of his party and lack of action against them was one of the reasons for his decision.
The controversial Sister Abhaya case got even more complex on Monday with the Central Bureau of Investigation telling the Kerala High Court that a Supreme Court judge was present during the narco analysis test of an accused in the case.
Justice R Basant's observation came in response to the statement made by CBI counsel that the investigations had been stopped for two days due to the uncertainty caused after the order of judge K Hema, who severely criticised CBI on the course of the investigation. If there is any conflicting opinion, it has to be clarified, the court held. The system wants truth to come out, Justice Basant said.
"On going through the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate it appears that the CBI did not produce the extract of case diaries along with remand report," Justice R Basant said when a petition by Father Jose Puthrukayil, one of the accused in the case, seeking to quash the order of 14-day CBI custody came up before him.
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