Grover’s legal chamber, which included advocates Soutik Banerjee and Arjun Gooptu, had been requested by the victim’s parents to represent them in legal proceedings before the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court, Sealdah sessions court, and ACJM court. From September 2024, Grover and her team provided pro bono legal assistance to the family in all courts.
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Kolkata, Dec 12: Senior advocate Vrinda Grover will no longer represent the family of the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim, sources confirmed on Thursday (12th Dec).
The trial court overseeing the case has been notified that Grover and her team have been discharged from the matter.
According to sources, Grover’s withdrawal was necessitated by “certain intervening factors and circumstances,” and she is now unable to continue representing the victim’s family.
Grover’s legal chamber, which included advocates Soutik Banerjee and Arjun Gooptu, had been requested by the victim’s parents to represent them in legal proceedings before the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court, Sealdah sessions court, and ACJM court. From September 2024, Grover and her team provided pro bono legal assistance to the family in all courts.
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The victim, an on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor, was found dead in the hospital’s seminar room on August 9. The Calcutta High Court has since ordered a CBI investigation into the case.
The RG Kar case involves the tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9, 2024. The victim’s body discovered in a seminar room on the hospital premises.
The accused, Sanjoy Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, arrested and charged with rape and murder. The investigation also expanded to include potential involvement of others, with a focus on hospital staff, given delays and mishandling of initial reports.
Protests by junior doctors escalated as they demanded a thorough and fair investigation, accusing authorities of negligence and suppression of evidence. The case has since been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), following public and legal pressure.
