On Friday(13th Sept), The Supreme Court of India has directed the Centre and Uttarakhand to respond to a plea by a girl whose mother, a hospital staffer, was allegedly raped and killed. The petition calls for nationwide guidelines to protect hospital employees, citing delays in police action.
The Calcutta High Court Today (Aug 13) ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the rape and murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College hospital in Kolkata. A Bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya asked the CBI to carry out the probe on priority basis.
The Calcutta High Court questioned why a murder case wasn’t initially registered in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, suggesting that the hospital officials could have filed the complaint. The court also urged the state to engage in dialogue with protesting doctors demanding better protection.
