[RG-Kar Case] Supreme Court Orders Hospitals Must Regularise Protesting Doctors’ Absence, Not Treat as Absence From Duty

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (29th Jan) directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the period of absence of doctors who had participated in protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The decision came after a doctors’ association pointed out that while some hospitals had regularised the absence based on an earlier court order, others, including AIIMS Delhi, were treating it as leave.

[RG Kar Rape-Murder] “There is a Larger Conspiracy Behind the Crime”: CBI Tells Court After Arrest of Ex-Principal & Cop

The CBI arrested the ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and a police officer in connection with the heinous rape and murder of a trainee doctor, suspecting a larger conspiracy. The arrests follow concerns about delayed police action and suspicions of evidence tampering and cover-up, prompting public outrage and protests demanding justice and accountability.